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 Aug 05 17:56 | 2026 Aug 01 07:21:47 | 86.3913 | 0.00018 | 4.4878 | 108.6144 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Aug 04 17:57 | 2026 Aug 01 07:21:47 | 86.3913 | 0.00018 | 4.4878 | 108.6144 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Aug 03 17:56 | 2026 Aug 01 07:21:47 | 86.3913 | 0.00018 | 4.4878 | 108.6144 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Aug 02 17:57 | 2026 Aug 01 07:21:47 | 86.3913 | 0.00018 | 4.4878 | 108.6144 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Aug 01 17:57 | 2026 Aug 01 07:21:47 | 86.3913 | 0.00018 | 4.4878 | 108.6144 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 31 17:56 | 2026 Jul 27 03:40:07 | 86.3919 | 0.00016 | 4.6323 | 105.0950 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 30 17:57 | 2026 Jul 27 03:40:07 | 86.3919 | 0.00016 | 4.6323 | 105.0950 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 29 17:57 | 2026 Jul 27 03:40:07 | 86.3919 | 0.00016 | 4.6323 | 105.0950 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 28 17:57 | 2026 Jul 27 03:40:07 | 86.3919 | 0.00016 | 4.6323 | 105.0950 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 27 17:57 | 2026 Jul 27 03:40:07 | 86.3919 | 0.00016 | 4.6323 | 105.0950 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 26 17:56 | 2026 Jul 21 02:14:39 | 86.3926 | 0.00014 | 4.8020 | 97.1234 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 25 17:57 | 2026 Jul 21 02:14:39 | 86.3926 | 0.00014 | 4.8020 | 97.1234 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 24 17:56 | 2026 Jul 21 02:14:39 | 86.3926 | 0.00014 | 4.8020 | 97.1234 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 23 17:57 | 2026 Jul 21 02:14:39 | 86.3926 | 0.00014 | 4.8020 | 97.1234 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 22 17:57 | 2026 Jul 21 02:14:39 | 86.3926 | 0.00014 | 4.8020 | 97.1234 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 21 17:57 | 2026 Jul 21 02:14:39 | 86.3926 | 0.00014 | 4.8020 | 97.1234 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 20 17:57 | 2026 Jul 16 05:14:08 | 86.3931 | 0.00014 | 4.9386 | 86.6539 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 19 19:06 | 2026 Jul 16 05:14:08 | 86.3931 | 0.00014 | 4.9386 | 86.6539 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 19 17:57 | 2026 Jul 16 05:14:08 | 86.3931 | 0.00014 | 4.9386 | 86.6539 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 18 17:57 | 2026 Jul 16 05:14:08 | 86.3931 | 0.00014 | 4.9386 | 86.6539 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 17 17:57 | 2026 Jul 16 05:14:08 | 86.3931 | 0.00014 | 4.9386 | 86.6539 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 16 17:56 | 2026 Jul 16 05:14:08 | 86.3931 | 0.00014 | 4.9386 | 86.6539 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 15 17:57 | 2026 Jul 11 03:12:45 | 86.3936 | 0.00014 | 5.0810 | 76.9025 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 14 17:56 | 2026 Jul 11 03:12:45 | 86.3936 | 0.00014 | 5.0810 | 76.9025 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 13 17:56 | 2026 Jul 11 03:12:45 | 86.3936 | 0.00014 | 5.0810 | 76.9025 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 12 17:56 | 2026 Jul 11 03:12:45 | 86.3936 | 0.00014 | 5.0810 | 76.9025 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 11 17:56 | 2026 Jul 11 03:12:45 | 86.3936 | 0.00014 | 5.0810 | 76.9025 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jul 09 17:56 | 2026 Jul 04 19:06:04 | 86.3944 | 0.00016 | 5.2585 | 68.4225 | 251.5249 | 14.36710 | 6.743 |