Orbital elements of IRIDIUM 161
| Launched | 21 May 2018 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 43478 |
| 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 Jan 18 18:57 | 2026 Jan 17 20:38:01 | 86.4537 | 0.00020 | 10.0867 | 103.8155 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 17 18:56 | 2026 Jan 17 10:39:00 | 86.4537 | 0.00020 | 10.0983 | 103.6124 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 16 18:57 | 2026 Jan 16 14:40:57 | 86.4537 | 0.00020 | 10.1215 | 103.4851 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 15 18:56 | 2026 Jan 15 08:43:54 | 86.4535 | 0.00019 | 10.1562 | 103.0658 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 13 18:56 | 2026 Jan 13 10:08:29 | 86.4530 | 0.00019 | 10.2102 | 102.2075 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 11 18:57 | 2026 Jan 11 14:52:44 | 86.4528 | 0.00018 | 10.2603 | 101.0256 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 10 18:57 | 2026 Jan 09 16:17:19 | 86.4530 | 0.00018 | 10.3144 | 100.8255 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 09 18:57 | 2026 Jan 09 06:18:18 | 86.4525 | 0.00018 | 10.3259 | 101.1029 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 08 18:56 | 2026 Jan 08 15:19:46 | 86.4525 | 0.00018 | 10.3433 | 100.6565 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 07 18:57 | 2026 Jan 06 06:45:20 | 86.4523 | 0.00018 | 10.4089 | 99.0232 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 06 18:56 | 2026 Jan 06 06:45:20 | 86.4523 | 0.00018 | 10.4089 | 99.0232 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 05 18:57 | 2026 Jan 05 10:47:18 | 86.4523 | 0.00018 | 10.4321 | 98.3859 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 04 18:56 | 2026 Jan 04 11:29:35 | 86.4523 | 0.00017 | 10.4591 | 97.9563 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 03 18:57 | 2026 Jan 03 12:11:53 | 86.4521 | 0.00017 | 10.4861 | 97.0934 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2026 Jan 01 18:56 | 2026 Jan 01 11:56:37 | 86.4522 | 0.00017 | 10.5420 | 95.4003 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2025 Dec 31 18:57 | 2025 Dec 31 15:58:34 | 86.4521 | 0.00017 | 10.5652 | 95.8981 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2025 Dec 30 18:56 | 2025 Dec 29 22:22:39 | 86.4518 | 0.00018 | 10.6134 | 93.7465 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2025 Dec 29 18:56 | 2025 Dec 29 10:43:48 | 86.4517 | 0.00018 | 10.6269 | 93.3294 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2025 Dec 28 18:57 | 2025 Dec 28 09:46:16 | 86.4515 | 0.00018 | 10.6559 | 92.6868 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2025 Dec 27 18:57 | 2025 Dec 27 10:28:33 | 86.4513 | 0.00018 | 10.6829 | 91.9285 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2025 Dec 26 18:56 | 2025 Dec 26 11:10:51 | 86.4512 | 0.00018 | 10.7099 | 91.1589 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2025 Dec 25 18:57 | 2025 Dec 25 00:14:17 | 86.4511 | 0.00018 | 10.7504 | 90.9368 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2025 Dec 24 18:56 | 2025 Dec 23 21:36:54 | 86.4511 | 0.00019 | 10.7813 | 91.1322 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2025 Dec 23 18:56 | 2025 Dec 23 04:58:32 | 86.4509 | 0.00019 | 10.8006 | 90.6759 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |
| 2025 Dec 22 18:57 | 2025 Dec 22 00:41:19 | 86.4510 | 0.00019 | 10.8334 | 89.9699 | 256.3267 | 14.43280 | – |