Catalogue · 5 objects

Communications satellites in LEO

Orbit class, mission and constellation are derived · methodology

orbit class: LEO
mission type: communications
launch: 1997-043

Status

Active12,812
Decayed1,828
Unknown95

Object type

Payload14,735

Orbit class

LEO14,735

Mission

Communications14,735

Constellation

5 results

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Type	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Launched	Operator	Country
IRIDIUM 22Iridium NEXT	24907	1997-043E	Payload	Unknown	LEO	769 / 772 km	86.39°	21 Aug 1997	Iridium Communications	United States
IRIDIUM 23Iridium NEXT	24906	1997-043D	Payload	Decayed	LEO	130 / 177 km	86.37°

Catalogue rows come from CelesTrak SATCAT; perigee, apogee and inclination shown here are catalogue values (the detail page shows the latest element set). Facet counts are computed live over the filtered set.