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 May 09 17:57 | 2025 May 08 17:51:50 | 86.3949 | 0.00016 | 17.0577 | 107.1987 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 May 08 17:56 | 2025 May 07 20:07:40 | 86.3948 | 0.00015 | 17.0830 | 106.0823 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 May 07 17:56 | 2025 May 07 10:05:45 | 86.3948 | 0.00015 | 17.0947 | 105.5287 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 May 06 17:57 | 2025 May 06 09:00:58 | 86.3947 | 0.00015 | 17.1240 | 103.9654 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 May 05 17:56 | 2025 May 05 02:55:12 | 86.3945 | 0.00015 | 17.1591 | 101.9768 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 May 04 17:57 | 2025 May 04 01:50:24 | 86.3943 | 0.00015 | 17.1883 | 100.4220 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 May 03 17:57 | 2025 May 02 23:05:17 | 86.3941 | 0.00014 | 17.2195 | 98.6171 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 May 02 17:57 | 2025 May 01 22:00:29 | 86.3940 | 0.00014 | 17.2487 | 96.8397 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 May 01 17:56 | 2025 Apr 28 20:26:23 | 86.3935 | 0.00014 | 17.3345 | 91.4159 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 30 17:56 | 2025 Apr 28 20:26:23 | 86.3935 | 0.00014 | 17.3345 | 91.4159 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 29 17:57 | 2025 Apr 28 20:26:23 | 86.3935 | 0.00014 | 17.3345 | 91.4159 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 27 17:56 | 2025 Apr 26 21:37:24 | 86.3932 | 0.00014 | 17.3891 | 88.0934 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 26 17:57 | 2025 Apr 26 11:35:28 | 86.3931 | 0.00014 | 17.4008 | 87.6826 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 25 17:56 | 2025 Apr 25 03:49:22 | 86.3928 | 0.00014 | 17.4378 | 84.9959 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 24 17:56 | 2025 Apr 23 16:42:38 | 86.3926 | 0.00015 | 17.4788 | 82.6293 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 23 17:57 | 2025 Apr 22 10:36:51 | 86.3924 | 0.00015 | 17.5139 | 80.8417 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 22 17:56 | 2025 Apr 21 22:54:36 | 86.3923 | 0.00015 | 17.5276 | 80.0856 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 21 17:57 | 2025 Apr 20 21:49:46 | 86.3922 | 0.00015 | 17.5568 | 79.1312 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 20 17:56 | 2025 Apr 20 11:47:50 | 86.3922 | 0.00015 | 17.5685 | 78.4418 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 19 17:56 | 2025 Apr 18 23:00:46 | 86.3919 | 0.00016 | 17.6114 | 76.6583 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 18 17:57 | 2025 Apr 17 21:55:56 | 86.3918 | 0.00016 | 17.6407 | 75.4050 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 17 17:56 | 2025 Apr 16 22:31:25 | 86.3916 | 0.00016 | 17.6680 | 74.0663 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 16 17:57 | 2025 Apr 15 21:26:35 | 86.3915 | 0.00017 | 17.6973 | 73.6578 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 15 17:56 | 2025 Apr 14 22:02:05 | 86.3914 | 0.00017 | 17.7246 | 72.8724 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Apr 14 17:56 | 2025 Apr 13 17:36:36 | 86.3911 | 0.00018 | 17.7577 | 72.1846 | 252.9381 | 14.36322 | 6.743 |