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 Feb 04 18:57 | 2026 Feb 04 08:25:12 | 86.4012 | 0.00029 | 9.4686 | 90.6950 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 03 18:56 | 2026 Feb 03 07:20:41 | 86.4011 | 0.00029 | 9.4978 | 91.5494 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 02 18:56 | 2026 Feb 02 07:56:29 | 86.4012 | 0.00029 | 9.5250 | 92.4401 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 01 18:56 | 2026 Feb 01 08:32:16 | 86.4013 | 0.00029 | 9.5522 | 93.3738 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 31 18:56 | 2026 Jan 31 09:08:03 | 86.4013 | 0.00029 | 9.5795 | 94.2615 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 30 18:57 | 2026 Jan 30 08:03:33 | 86.4014 | 0.00029 | 9.6087 | 94.9610 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 29 18:56 | 2026 Jan 29 08:39:20 | 86.4014 | 0.00029 | 9.6359 | 95.7269 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 28 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 18:12:24 | 86.4012 | 0.00029 | 9.6806 | 97.2535 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 27 18:56 | 2026 Jan 27 09:50:54 | 86.4012 | 0.00029 | 9.6903 | 97.4809 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 26 18:57 | 2026 Jan 26 08:46:23 | 86.4011 | 0.00029 | 9.7195 | 98.2572 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 25 18:57 | 2026 Jan 25 09:22:09 | 86.4010 | 0.00029 | 9.7468 | 99.1300 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 24 18:58 | 2026 Jan 24 09:57:56 | 86.4010 | 0.00029 | 9.7740 | 100.0447 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 22 18:56 | 2026 Jan 22 07:48:53 | 86.4009 | 0.00028 | 9.8324 | 101.8941 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 21 18:56 | 2026 Jan 21 08:24:39 | 86.4008 | 0.00028 | 9.8596 | 102.8120 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 20 19:06 | 2026 Jan 20 07:20:08 | 86.4007 | 0.00028 | 9.8888 | 103.7458 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 19 18:57 | 2026 Jan 19 07:55:54 | 86.4008 | 0.00027 | 9.9160 | 104.4948 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 18 18:57 | 2026 Jan 17 20:49:33 | 86.4005 | 0.00027 | 9.9569 | 105.9997 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 17 18:56 | 2026 Jan 17 10:47:44 | 86.4004 | 0.00027 | 9.9685 | 106.2969 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 16 18:57 | 2026 Jan 16 09:43:12 | 86.4005 | 0.00027 | 9.9977 | 106.9519 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 15 18:56 | 2026 Jan 15 10:18:57 | 86.4005 | 0.00026 | 10.0250 | 107.5524 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 13 18:56 | 2026 Jan 13 09:50:11 | 86.4003 | 0.00026 | 10.0814 | 108.8597 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 11 18:57 | 2026 Jan 11 16:02:37 | 86.4001 | 0.00025 | 10.1300 | 109.9269 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 10 18:57 | 2026 Jan 09 15:33:50 | 86.3999 | 0.00024 | 10.1865 | 111.0207 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Jan 09 18:57 | 2026 Jan 09 07:12:19 | 86.3998 | 0.00024 | 10.1962 | 111.2866 | 269.4578 | 14.36594 | 6.743 |