Iridium · Communications
IRIDIUM 169
OperationalCommunicationsLEO
IRIDIUM 169 is a Iridium Communications, Inc. communications satellite, part of the Iridium constellation, launched on January 11, 2019 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- January 11, 2019 at 03:31 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Iridium-8
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 765 km
- Periapsis
- 762 km
- Inclination
- 86.42°
- Orbital period
- 100.1 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Iridium Communications, Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Thales Alenia Space/Orbital ATK
- Users
- Government/Commercial
- Launch mass
- 860 kg
- Dry mass
- 678 kg
- Power
- 50 W
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
- Detailed purpose
- Voice & data communications
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2019-002E
- NORAD catalog №
- 43926
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- Iridium
- Status
- Operational