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IRIDIUM 129
Global Mobile Satellite Network (Iridium NEXT) · Iridium Communications
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Part of the Iridium NEXT constellation, one of 66 satellites providing pole-to-pole global coverage through an inter-satellite mesh network. This design, unusual among commercial satellite systems, allows Iridium to maintain service continuity even in regions where the nearest ground station might be thousands of miles away.
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
- 42958
- Int’l designator
- 2017-061D
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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