Catalogue · 5 objects

Communications satellites in LEO

Orbit class, mission and constellation are derived · methodology

orbit class: LEO
mission type: communications
launch: 1997-069

Status

Active12,811
Decayed1,829
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 38Iridium NEXT	25043	1997-069E	Payload	Unknown	LEO	761 / 766 km	86.39°	09 Nov 1997	Iridium Communications	United States
IRIDIUM 39Iridium NEXT	25042	1997-069D	Payload	Unknown	LEO	715 / 737 km	86.39°

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.