IRIDIUM SATELLITES

The Iridium satellite constellation is a system of 66 active communication satellites and spares around the Earth. It allows worldwide voice and data communications using handheld devices. The Iridium network is unique in that it covers the whole earth, including poles, oceans and airways. The satellites used are frequently visible in the night sky as short-lived bright flashes, known as Iridium flares. The Iridium satellites orbit at an altitude of approximately 483 miles above the earth (and travel at approximately 16,689 mph resulting in a complete orbit of the earth approximately every 100 minutes).

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Name	NORAD ID	Int'l Code	Launch date	Period [minutes]
IRIDIUM 121	42812	2017-039K	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 128	42811	2017-039J	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 124	42810	2017-039H	June 25, 2017	99.8
IRIDIUM 126	42809	2017-039G	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 117	42808	2017-039F	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 118	42807	2017-039E	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 115	42806	2017-039D	June 25, 2017	99.8
IRIDIUM 120	42805	2017-039C	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 123	42804	2017-039B	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 113	42803	2017-039A	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 111	41926	2017-003K	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 112	41925	2017-003J	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 108	41924	2017-003H	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 114	41923	2017-003G	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 104	41922	2017-003F	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 105	41921	2017-003E	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 102	41920	2017-003D	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 109	41919	2017-003C	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 103	41918	2017-003B	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 106	41917	2017-003A	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 82	25467	1998-051A	September 8, 1998	94.8
IRIDIUM 73	25344	1998-032C	May 17, 1998	99.2
IRIDIUM 71	25320	1998-026B	May 2, 1998	99.9
IRIDIUM 69	25319	1998-026A	May 2, 1998	100
IRIDIUM 63	25286	1998-021B	April 7, 1998	100.3
IRIDIUM 57	25273	1998-019B	March 30, 1998	100.3
IRIDIUM 51	25262	1998-018A	March 25, 1998	94.6
IRIDIUM 24	25105	1997-082B	December 20, 1997	99.9
IRIDIUM 45	25104	1997-082A	December 20, 1997	95.3
IRIDIUM 44	25078	1997-077B	December 8, 1997	100
IRIDIUM 42	25077	1997-077A	December 8, 1997	100.3
IRIDIUM 38	25043	1997-069E	November 9, 1997	100.2
IRIDIUM 39	25042	1997-069D	November 9, 1997	99.4
IRIDIUM 36	24967	1997-056C	September 27, 1997	100.2
IRIDIUM 28	24948	1997-051E	September 14, 1997	100.2
IRIDIUM 33	24946	1997-051C	September 14, 1997	100.4
IRIDIUM 29	24944	1997-051A	September 14, 1997	100.3
DUMMY MASS 2	24926	1997-048B	September 1, 1997	96.9
DUMMY MASS 1	24925	1997-048A	September 1, 1997	96.9
IRIDIUM 22	24907	1997-043E	August 21, 1997	100.3
IRIDIUM 26	24903	1997-043A	August 21, 1997	100.2
IRIDIUM 921	24873	1997-034E	July 9, 1997	92.1
IRIDIUM 920	24871	1997-034C	July 9, 1997	99.9
IRIDIUM 17	24870	1997-034B	July 9, 1997	100.2
IRIDIUM 911	24842	1997-030G	June 18, 1997	99.5
IRIDIUM 16	24841	1997-030F	June 18, 1997	100.1
IRIDIUM 914	24836	1997-030A	June 18, 1997	100
IRIDIUM 4	24796	1997-020E	May 5, 1997	100.2
IRIDIUM 5	24795	1997-020D	May 5, 1997	96.6
IRIDIUM 7	24793	1997-020B	May 5, 1997	100.3