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 Sep 15 17:56 | 2025 Sep 15 05:59:58 | 86.4014 | 0.00023 | 13.4372 | 106.0385 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Sep 14 17:56 | 2025 Sep 14 06:35:36 | 86.4012 | 0.00023 | 13.4644 | 106.3702 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Sep 12 17:57 | 2025 Sep 11 21:44:57 | 86.4007 | 0.00022 | 13.5306 | 106.7782 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Sep 11 17:57 | 2025 Sep 10 22:20:34 | 86.4005 | 0.00021 | 13.5578 | 106.9712 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Sep 10 17:56 | 2025 Sep 09 21:15:53 | 86.4004 | 0.00021 | 13.5870 | 107.0778 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Sep 08 17:57 | 2025 Sep 08 03:28:03 | 86.4001 | 0.00020 | 13.6356 | 106.8063 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Sep 07 17:56 | 2025 Sep 07 05:43:59 | 86.3999 | 0.00019 | 13.6609 | 106.8072 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Sep 06 20:41 | 2025 Sep 06 06:19:36 | 86.3997 | 0.00019 | 13.6882 | 106.5643 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Sep 03 17:57 | 2025 Sep 03 03:05:29 | 86.3992 | 0.00018 | 13.7757 | 105.1179 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Sep 02 17:56 | 2025 Sep 01 22:40:09 | 86.3989 | 0.00017 | 13.8088 | 104.2754 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Sep 01 17:56 | 2025 Aug 31 23:15:46 | 86.3987 | 0.00017 | 13.8361 | 103.6983 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 31 17:56 | 2025 Aug 30 23:51:22 | 86.3985 | 0.00017 | 13.8633 | 102.9656 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 30 17:56 | 2025 Aug 30 03:47:36 | 86.3983 | 0.00017 | 13.8867 | 101.9839 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 29 17:56 | 2025 Aug 29 04:23:12 | 86.3982 | 0.00016 | 13.9139 | 101.1134 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 28 17:57 | 2025 Aug 27 20:37:14 | 86.3980 | 0.00016 | 13.9509 | 99.8213 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 27 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 03:54:05 | 86.3979 | 0.00016 | 13.9704 | 98.8879 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 26 17:56 | 2025 Aug 25 20:08:07 | 86.3976 | 0.00015 | 14.0074 | 97.2975 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 25 17:56 | 2025 Aug 24 22:24:02 | 86.3975 | 0.00015 | 14.0327 | 96.2959 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 24 17:56 | 2025 Aug 23 22:59:38 | 86.3974 | 0.00015 | 14.0599 | 94.7396 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 23 17:56 | 2025 Aug 22 10:12:43 | 86.3971 | 0.00015 | 14.1028 | 92.4001 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 22 17:56 | 2025 Aug 20 21:25:47 | 86.3969 | 0.00015 | 14.1456 | 90.1899 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 20 17:56 | 2025 Aug 20 04:42:39 | 86.3968 | 0.00015 | 14.1651 | 88.9793 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Aug 19 17:56 | 2025 Aug 19 00:17:18 | 86.3966 | 0.00015 | 14.1982 | 87.0759 | 254.1067 | 14.36421 | 6.743 |