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 Nov 16 18:58 | 2025 Nov 15 08:11:38 | 86.3995 | 0.00020 | 11.7319 | 64.2550 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 15 18:57 | 2025 Nov 15 08:11:38 | 86.3995 | 0.00020 | 11.7319 | 64.2550 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 13 18:56 | 2025 Nov 13 14:23:57 | 86.3997 | 0.00021 | 11.7805 | 64.2626 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 12 18:57 | 2025 Nov 12 03:17:30 | 86.4000 | 0.00022 | 11.8214 | 65.1053 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 11 18:55 | 2025 Nov 11 03:53:12 | 86.4002 | 0.00023 | 11.8486 | 65.5299 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 10 18:57 | 2025 Nov 08 14:01:49 | 86.4005 | 0.00024 | 11.9206 | 66.6051 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 09 18:57 | 2025 Nov 08 14:01:49 | 86.4005 | 0.00024 | 11.9206 | 66.6051 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 08 18:56 | 2025 Nov 08 09:00:54 | 86.4006 | 0.00024 | 11.9264 | 66.7362 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 07 18:57 | 2025 Nov 07 02:55:21 | 86.4008 | 0.00024 | 11.9614 | 67.1404 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 05 18:57 | 2025 Nov 05 04:06:44 | 86.4010 | 0.00025 | 12.0159 | 68.1339 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 04 18:57 | 2025 Nov 04 09:43:21 | 86.4011 | 0.00025 | 12.0373 | 68.7289 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 03 18:57 | 2025 Nov 02 09:14:25 | 86.4014 | 0.00026 | 12.0937 | 70.0038 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 02 18:57 | 2025 Nov 02 09:14:25 | 86.4014 | 0.00026 | 12.0937 | 70.0038 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Nov 01 18:58 | 2025 Oct 31 15:26:42 | 86.4018 | 0.00027 | 12.1423 | 70.8287 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 31 18:57 | 2025 Oct 31 05:24:51 | 86.4018 | 0.00027 | 12.1540 | 71.2062 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 30 18:57 | 2025 Oct 30 04:20:14 | 86.4019 | 0.00027 | 12.1831 | 72.0086 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 29 18:57 | 2025 Oct 29 09:56:50 | 86.4020 | 0.00027 | 12.2045 | 72.6080 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 28 18:57 | 2025 Oct 27 16:09:07 | 86.4023 | 0.00028 | 12.2532 | 73.8167 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 27 18:57 | 2025 Oct 27 09:27:53 | 86.4023 | 0.00028 | 12.2609 | 74.0402 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 26 18:57 | 2025 Oct 26 10:03:34 | 86.4024 | 0.00028 | 12.2882 | 74.8226 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 25 17:57 | 2025 Oct 25 10:39:15 | 86.4025 | 0.00028 | 12.3154 | 75.5331 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 24 17:57 | 2025 Oct 23 23:32:45 | 86.4026 | 0.00029 | 12.3562 | 76.7558 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 22 17:56 | 2025 Oct 22 04:04:43 | 86.4028 | 0.00029 | 12.4068 | 78.3635 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 21 17:56 | 2025 Oct 20 18:38:33 | 86.4028 | 0.00029 | 12.4456 | 79.6603 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |
| 2025 Oct 20 17:56 | 2025 Oct 20 05:16:04 | 86.4028 | 0.00029 | 12.4612 | 80.1045 | 295.8857 | 14.36500 | 6.743 |