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 169	43926	2019-002E	January 11, 2019	100.1
IRIDIUM 173	43925	2019-002D	January 11, 2019	100.4
IRIDIUM 168	43924	2019-002C	January 11, 2019	100.4
IRIDIUM 176	43923	2019-002B	January 11, 2019	97.8
IRIDIUM 180	43922	2019-002A	January 11, 2019	100.4
IRIDIUM 159	43578	2018-061K	July 25, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 164	43577	2018-061J	July 25, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 156	43576	2018-061H	July 25, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 163	43575	2018-061G	July 25, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 154	43574	2018-061F	July 25, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 155	43573	2018-061E	July 25, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 165	43572	2018-061D	July 25, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 158	43571	2018-061C	July 25, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 166	43570	2018-061B	July 25, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 160	43569	2018-061A	July 25, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 162	43482	2018-047G	May 22, 2018	99.8
IRIDIUM 110	43481	2018-047F	May 22, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 147	43480	2018-047E	May 22, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 152	43479	2018-047D	May 22, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 161	43478	2018-047C	May 22, 2018	99.8
IRIDIUM 143	43258	2018-030C	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 150	43257	2018-030B	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 142	43256	2018-030J	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 148	43255	2018-030I	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 146	43254	2018-030H	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 145	43253	2018-030G	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 140	43252	2018-030F	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 157	43251	2018-030E	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 149	43250	2018-030D	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 144	43249	2018-030A	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 131	43079	2017-083K	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 153	43078	2017-083J	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 141	43077	2017-083H	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 137	43076	2017-083G	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 134	43075	2017-083F	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 151	43074	2017-083E	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 130	43073	2017-083D	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 116	43072	2017-083C	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 138	43071	2017-083B	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 135	43070	2017-083A	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 125	42964	2017-061K	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 139	42963	2017-061J	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 136	42962	2017-061H	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 132	42961	2017-061G	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 107	42960	2017-061F	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 119	42959	2017-061E	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 129	42958	2017-061D	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 122	42957	2017-061C	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 100	42956	2017-061B	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 133	42955	2017-061A	October 9, 2017	100.4

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