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IRIDIUM 112
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One of the Iridium NEXT satellites, part of a constellation that emerged from one of the most dramatic bankruptcy-to-redemption stories in commercial space history. Original Iridium investors lost billions when the company collapsed in 1999 just a year after launch; two decades later, Iridium NEXT represents a fully modernized, profitable, and strategically important satellite network serving military, maritime, and aviation customers worldwide.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 485–487 mi (780–783 km)
- Inclination
- 86.4°
- One orbit
- 100.3 minutes14.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 41925
- Int’l designator
- 2017-003J
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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