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 |
| 2025 Dec 15 18:58 | 2025 Dec 14 21:02:54 | 86.4035 | 0.00027 | 8.6279 | 145.2966 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 14 18:56 | 2025 Dec 13 21:40:56 | 86.4034 | 0.00026 | 8.6551 | 146.9520 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 13 18:56 | 2025 Dec 13 08:19:48 | 86.4033 | 0.00025 | 8.6707 | 147.7094 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 12 18:57 | 2025 Dec 12 03:57:24 | 86.4032 | 0.00024 | 8.7038 | 149.9736 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 11 18:56 | 2025 Dec 11 02:55:18 | 86.4031 | 0.00023 | 8.7331 | 151.9777 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 10 18:56 | 2025 Dec 10 11:54:01 | 86.4031 | 0.00022 | 8.7506 | 152.9953 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 09 18:56 | 2025 Dec 09 15:52:20 | 86.4031 | 0.00021 | 8.7740 | 154.3967 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 08 18:56 | 2025 Dec 08 03:09:13 | 86.4030 | 0.00020 | 8.8168 | 157.4318 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 07 18:56 | 2025 Dec 07 03:47:14 | 86.4029 | 0.00019 | 8.8441 | 158.9274 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 06 18:56 | 2025 Dec 06 04:25:15 | 86.4029 | 0.00017 | 8.8714 | 160.9031 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 05 18:57 | 2025 Dec 04 22:22:42 | 86.4029 | 0.00016 | 8.9065 | 163.1633 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 04 18:57 | 2025 Dec 04 04:01:09 | 86.4028 | 0.00015 | 8.9279 | 164.0288 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 03 18:56 | 2025 Dec 03 11:19:44 | 86.4027 | 0.00014 | 8.9474 | 165.3636 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Dec 02 18:56 | 2025 Dec 02 11:57:44 | 86.4026 | 0.00013 | 8.9747 | 167.4044 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 30 18:57 | 2025 Nov 30 13:13:45 | 86.4024 | 0.00011 | 9.0292 | 170.7757 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 29 18:56 | 2025 Nov 28 21:10:20 | 86.4023 | 0.00009 | 9.0760 | 175.1978 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 28 18:57 | 2025 Nov 28 04:28:55 | 86.4023 | 0.00008 | 9.0955 | 176.1216 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 27 18:57 | 2025 Nov 26 22:26:21 | 86.4024 | 0.00007 | 9.1305 | 179.4867 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 26 18:57 | 2025 Nov 26 12:25:29 | 86.4023 | 0.00006 | 9.1422 | 181.4348 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 25 18:57 | 2025 Nov 25 11:23:21 | 86.4024 | 0.00005 | 9.1715 | 182.7428 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 24 18:56 | 2025 Nov 24 10:21:12 | 86.4023 | 0.00004 | 9.2007 | 186.3794 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 23 18:57 | 2025 Nov 23 10:59:12 | 86.4023 | 0.00002 | 9.2280 | 192.1362 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 21 18:57 | 2025 Nov 21 00:34:12 | 86.4022 | 0.00001 | 9.2962 | 321.0007 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 20 18:56 | 2025 Nov 20 01:12:12 | 86.4022 | 0.00002 | 9.3235 | 341.3120 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 18 18:57 | 2025 Nov 18 10:48:54 | 86.4021 | 0.00004 | 9.3683 | 355.3121 | 214.8406 | 14.38890 | 6.743 |