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 Mar 07 18:57 | 2026 Mar 07 14:59:44 | 86.3971 | 0.00020 | 8.5946 | 73.8877 | 286.2538 | 14.36621 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Mar 06 18:56 | 2026 Mar 06 13:55:16 | 86.3972 | 0.00020 | 8.6238 | 73.7206 | 286.2538 | 14.36621 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Mar 05 18:56 | 2026 Mar 05 14:31:05 | 86.3974 | 0.00020 | 8.6511 | 73.6172 | 286.2538 | 14.36621 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Mar 04 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 06:45:24 | 86.3977 | 0.00021 | 8.6881 | 73.5822 | 286.2538 | 14.36621 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Mar 03 18:56 | 2026 Mar 03 05:40:55 | 86.3979 | 0.00021 | 8.7173 | 73.5163 | 286.2538 | 14.36621 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Mar 02 18:57 | 2026 Mar 02 14:38:13 | 86.3981 | 0.00022 | 8.7348 | 73.9088 | 286.2538 | 14.36621 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Mar 01 18:57 | 2026 Mar 01 06:52:32 | 86.3984 | 0.00022 | 8.7718 | 74.4965 | 286.2538 | 14.36621 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 28 18:56 | 2026 Feb 28 10:48:57 | 86.3986 | 0.00023 | 8.7952 | 74.9043 | 286.2538 | 14.36621 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 27 19:05 | 2026 Feb 27 06:23:52 | 86.3988 | 0.00023 | 8.8283 | 75.2941 | 286.2538 | 14.36621 | 6.743 |
| 2026 Feb 26 20:45 | 2026 Feb 26 06:59:40 | 86.3990 | 0.00024 | 8.8556 | 75.6537 | 286.2538 | 14.36621 | 6.743 |