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IRIDIUM 157
Global Mobile Satellite Network (Iridium NEXT) · Iridium Communications
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Iridium 157, one of the 66 operational Iridium NEXT satellites providing global mobile satellite phone and data coverage. This satellite is part of the mesh network architecture that lets Iridium relay calls satellite-to-satellite without needing a nearby ground station.
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
- 43251
- Int’l designator
- 2018-030C
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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