Orbital elements of IRIDIUM 16
| Launched | 17 June 1997 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 24841 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2026 Feb 05 18:58 | 2026 Feb 05 04:07:00 | 86.4022 | 0.00035 | 7.1628 | 58.7240 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 04 18:57 | 2026 Feb 04 06:25:14 | 86.4023 | 0.00036 | 7.1882 | 60.2782 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 03 18:56 | 2026 Feb 03 07:03:20 | 86.4025 | 0.00036 | 7.2155 | 61.7637 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 02 18:56 | 2026 Feb 02 06:01:17 | 86.4026 | 0.00037 | 7.2447 | 63.3204 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 01 18:56 | 2026 Feb 01 06:39:23 | 86.4028 | 0.00038 | 7.2720 | 65.0020 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 31 18:56 | 2026 Jan 31 07:17:28 | 86.4031 | 0.00038 | 7.2993 | 66.6636 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 30 18:57 | 2026 Jan 30 06:15:25 | 86.4033 | 0.00039 | 7.3285 | 68.2742 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 29 18:56 | 2026 Jan 29 11:53:55 | 86.4034 | 0.00039 | 7.3500 | 69.4943 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 28 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 16:30:22 | 86.4037 | 0.00040 | 7.4006 | 72.4868 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 27 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 06:29:33 | 86.4038 | 0.00040 | 7.4123 | 73.1130 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 26 18:57 | 2026 Jan 26 12:08:02 | 86.4039 | 0.00041 | 7.4338 | 74.3650 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 25 18:57 | 2026 Jan 25 12:46:07 | 86.4040 | 0.00041 | 7.4610 | 75.9832 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 24 18:58 | 2026 Jan 24 11:44:04 | 86.4041 | 0.00041 | 7.4903 | 77.6712 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 22 18:56 | 2026 Jan 22 07:59:49 | 86.4043 | 0.00042 | 7.5507 | 81.2353 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 21 18:56 | 2026 Jan 21 11:58:10 | 86.4044 | 0.00042 | 7.5740 | 82.5746 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 20 19:06 | 2026 Jan 20 07:35:50 | 86.4044 | 0.00042 | 7.6072 | 84.5923 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 19 18:57 | 2026 Jan 19 06:33:46 | 86.4044 | 0.00042 | 7.6364 | 86.4394 | 301.4302 | 14.38956 | 6.743 |