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IRIDIUM 162
Global Mobile Satellite Network (Iridium NEXT) · Iridium Communications
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Iridium 162, one of the 66 operational Iridium NEXT satellites providing global mobile satellite phone and data coverage. This satellite is flying in the 86.4°-inclined orbit that defines Iridium's global coverage, unmatched by lower-inclination competing constellations.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 466–468 mi (750–753 km)
- Inclination
- 86.4°
- One orbit
- 99.7 minutes14.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43482
- Int’l designator
- 2018-047G
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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