Orbital elements of IRIDIUM 51
| Launched | 24 March 1998 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Taiyuan Space Center, PRC |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 25262 |
| 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 06 18:56 | 2026 Mar 06 04:35:58 | 86.3500 | 0.00167 | 18.8279 | 294.9621 | 64.9927 | 16.03128 | 6.243 |
| 2026 Mar 05 18:56 | 2026 Mar 05 15:06:45 | 86.3506 | 0.00169 | 18.8485 | 297.9006 | 64.9927 | 16.03128 | 6.243 |
| 2026 Mar 04 18:57 | 2026 Mar 04 13:37:02 | 86.3517 | 0.00174 | 18.8873 | 303.7274 | 64.9927 | 16.03128 | 6.243 |
| 2026 Mar 03 18:56 | 2026 Mar 03 12:05:49 | 86.3535 | 0.00180 | 18.9260 | 309.1194 | 64.9927 | 16.03128 | 6.243 |
| 2026 Mar 02 18:57 | 2026 Mar 02 15:03:46 | 86.3547 | 0.00185 | 18.9578 | 313.6401 | 64.9927 | 16.03128 | 6.243 |
| 2026 Mar 01 18:57 | 2026 Mar 01 11:59:55 | 86.3558 | 0.00193 | 18.9986 | 319.3484 | 64.9927 | 16.03128 | 6.243 |
| 2026 Feb 28 18:56 | 2026 Feb 28 11:55:26 | 86.3563 | 0.00200 | 19.0348 | 324.4427 | 64.9927 | 16.03128 | 6.243 |
| 2026 Feb 27 19:05 | 2026 Feb 27 02:47:44 | 86.3581 | 0.00209 | 19.0846 | 332.3287 | 64.9927 | 16.03128 | 6.243 |
| 2026 Feb 26 20:45 | 2026 Feb 26 14:44:32 | 86.3584 | 0.00213 | 19.1027 | 334.9728 | 64.9927 | 16.03128 | 6.243 |