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 |
| 2026 Apr 25 17:58 | 2026 Apr 15 06:44:58 | 86.3915 | 0.00020 | 7.5125 | 110.1752 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 24 17:59 | 2026 Apr 15 06:44:58 | 86.3915 | 0.00020 | 7.5125 | 110.1752 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 23 17:57 | 2026 Apr 15 06:44:58 | 86.3915 | 0.00020 | 7.5125 | 110.1752 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 22 17:57 | 2026 Apr 15 06:44:58 | 86.3915 | 0.00020 | 7.5125 | 110.1752 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 21 17:57 | 2026 Apr 15 06:44:58 | 86.3915 | 0.00020 | 7.5125 | 110.1752 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 20 17:57 | 2026 Apr 15 06:44:58 | 86.3915 | 0.00020 | 7.5125 | 110.1752 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 19 17:58 | 2026 Apr 15 06:44:58 | 86.3915 | 0.00020 | 7.5125 | 110.1752 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 18 17:56 | 2026 Apr 15 06:44:58 | 86.3915 | 0.00020 | 7.5125 | 110.1752 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 16 17:57 | 2026 Apr 15 06:44:58 | 86.3915 | 0.00020 | 7.5125 | 110.1752 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 14 17:57 | 2026 Apr 14 07:20:49 | 86.3915 | 0.00020 | 7.5398 | 110.2115 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 13 17:57 | 2026 Apr 13 06:16:22 | 86.3915 | 0.00019 | 7.5691 | 109.9219 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 12 17:57 | 2026 Apr 12 11:53:06 | 86.3915 | 0.00019 | 7.5905 | 109.7538 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 11 17:57 | 2026 Apr 11 10:48:39 | 86.3917 | 0.00019 | 7.6198 | 109.4657 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 10 17:58 | 2026 Apr 10 01:22:43 | 86.3918 | 0.00018 | 7.6588 | 108.7832 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Apr 09 18:01 | 2026 Apr 09 01:58:33 | 86.3919 | 0.00018 | 7.6861 | 108.2308 | 249.9662 | 14.36650 | 6.743 |