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IRIDIUM 119
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One of the Iridium NEXT satellites, replacing the original 1990s Iridium constellation whose satellites were beginning to fail faster than the company could keep up with replacements. The full Iridium NEXT deployment, completed via eight SpaceX Falcon 9 launches by 2019, secured the network's operational future for another 15+ years.
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
- 42959
- Int’l designator
- 2017-061E
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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