Orbital elements of IRIDIUM 42
| Launched | 7 December 1997 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Taiyuan Space Center, PRC |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 25077 |
| 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 Nov 09 18:57 | 2025 Nov 08 14:01:49 | 86.4005 | 0.00024 | 11.9206 | 66.6051 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 08 18:56 | 2025 Nov 08 09:00:54 | 86.4006 | 0.00024 | 11.9264 | 66.7362 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 07 18:57 | 2025 Nov 07 02:55:21 | 86.4008 | 0.00024 | 11.9614 | 67.1404 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 05 18:57 | 2025 Nov 05 04:06:44 | 86.4010 | 0.00025 | 12.0159 | 68.1339 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 04 18:57 | 2025 Nov 04 09:43:21 | 86.4011 | 0.00025 | 12.0373 | 68.7289 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 03 18:57 | 2025 Nov 02 09:14:25 | 86.4014 | 0.00026 | 12.0937 | 70.0038 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 02 18:57 | 2025 Nov 02 09:14:25 | 86.4014 | 0.00026 | 12.0937 | 70.0038 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 01 18:58 | 2025 Oct 31 15:26:42 | 86.4018 | 0.00027 | 12.1423 | 70.8287 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 31 18:57 | 2025 Oct 31 05:24:51 | 86.4018 | 0.00027 | 12.1540 | 71.2062 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 30 18:57 | 2025 Oct 30 04:20:14 | 86.4019 | 0.00027 | 12.1831 | 72.0086 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 29 18:57 | 2025 Oct 29 09:56:50 | 86.4020 | 0.00027 | 12.2045 | 72.6080 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 28 18:57 | 2025 Oct 27 16:09:07 | 86.4023 | 0.00028 | 12.2532 | 73.8167 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 27 18:57 | 2025 Oct 27 09:27:53 | 86.4023 | 0.00028 | 12.2609 | 74.0402 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 26 18:57 | 2025 Oct 26 10:03:34 | 86.4024 | 0.00028 | 12.2882 | 74.8226 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 25 17:57 | 2025 Oct 25 10:39:15 | 86.4025 | 0.00028 | 12.3154 | 75.5331 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 24 17:57 | 2025 Oct 23 23:32:45 | 86.4026 | 0.00029 | 12.3562 | 76.7558 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 22 17:56 | 2025 Oct 22 04:04:43 | 86.4028 | 0.00029 | 12.4068 | 78.3635 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 21 17:56 | 2025 Oct 20 18:38:33 | 86.4028 | 0.00029 | 12.4456 | 79.6603 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 20 17:56 | 2025 Oct 20 05:16:04 | 86.4028 | 0.00029 | 12.4612 | 80.1045 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 19 17:56 | 2025 Oct 19 05:51:44 | 86.4030 | 0.00030 | 12.4884 | 80.8198 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 18 17:56 | 2025 Oct 18 06:27:25 | 86.4031 | 0.00030 | 12.5156 | 81.6421 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 17 17:56 | 2025 Oct 17 03:42:27 | 86.4031 | 0.00030 | 12.5467 | 82.8675 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 16 17:56 | 2025 Oct 16 02:37:49 | 86.4032 | 0.00030 | 12.5759 | 83.6135 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 15 17:56 | 2025 Oct 14 10:30:23 | 86.4032 | 0.00030 | 12.6226 | 84.9943 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 14 17:56 | 2025 Oct 13 16:06:59 | 86.4033 | 0.00030 | 12.6439 | 85.6569 | 293.5396 | 14.36493 | 6.743 |