Orbital elements of IRIDIUM 159
| Launched | 24 July 2018 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 43578 |
| 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 May 21 17:57 | 2026 May 21 04:56:22 | 86.3965 | 0.00023 | 4.5324 | 86.8631 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 20 17:57 | 2026 May 20 12:11:42 | 86.3965 | 0.00023 | 4.5518 | 87.0240 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 19 17:58 | 2026 May 19 12:45:10 | 86.3962 | 0.00021 | 4.5791 | 86.9056 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 18 17:57 | 2026 May 18 08:17:14 | 86.3963 | 0.00023 | 4.6121 | 87.0279 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 17 17:57 | 2026 May 17 12:11:38 | 86.3962 | 0.00023 | 4.6355 | 87.3007 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 16 17:56 | 2026 May 16 06:03:14 | 86.3962 | 0.00023 | 4.6705 | 87.6391 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 15 17:57 | 2026 May 15 06:36:42 | 86.3961 | 0.00023 | 4.6977 | 87.6839 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 14 17:58 | 2026 May 14 05:29:42 | 86.3958 | 0.00021 | 4.7269 | 87.6015 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 13 17:58 | 2026 May 13 06:03:10 | 86.3958 | 0.00021 | 4.7541 | 87.6522 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 12 17:58 | 2026 May 12 06:36:38 | 86.3957 | 0.00021 | 4.7813 | 87.7440 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 11 17:56 | 2026 May 11 08:50:34 | 86.3956 | 0.00021 | 4.8066 | 87.7738 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 10 17:57 | 2026 May 10 07:43:34 | 86.3954 | 0.00022 | 4.8357 | 87.8817 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 09 17:57 | 2026 May 09 08:17:02 | 86.3953 | 0.00022 | 4.8630 | 88.0841 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 08 17:57 | 2026 May 08 05:29:34 | 86.3954 | 0.00021 | 4.8941 | 88.0539 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 07 17:58 | 2026 May 07 06:03:02 | 86.3952 | 0.00021 | 4.9213 | 87.9370 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 06 17:57 | 2026 May 06 08:16:58 | 86.3951 | 0.00021 | 4.9466 | 88.0793 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 05 17:57 | 2026 May 05 08:50:26 | 86.3949 | 0.00021 | 4.9738 | 87.9963 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 04 17:57 | 2026 May 04 07:43:26 | 86.3950 | 0.00022 | 5.0030 | 88.0331 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 03 17:57 | 2026 May 03 08:16:54 | 86.3948 | 0.00022 | 5.0302 | 87.9994 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 02 17:57 | 2026 May 02 08:50:22 | 86.3945 | 0.00022 | 5.0575 | 88.2002 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 May 01 17:56 | 2026 May 01 09:23:50 | 86.3942 | 0.00021 | 5.0847 | 87.3117 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 Apr 30 17:56 | 2026 Apr 30 09:57:18 | 86.3943 | 0.00021 | 5.1119 | 87.5491 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 Apr 29 17:57 | 2026 Apr 29 10:30:46 | 86.3941 | 0.00020 | 5.1392 | 87.3681 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 Apr 28 17:56 | 2026 Apr 28 09:23:46 | 86.3941 | 0.00020 | 5.1684 | 87.3829 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 Apr 27 17:58 | 2026 Apr 27 09:57:14 | 86.3940 | 0.00021 | 5.1956 | 87.4128 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 Apr 26 17:58 | 2026 Apr 26 10:30:42 | 86.3939 | 0.00020 | 5.2228 | 87.4354 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 Apr 25 17:58 | 2026 Apr 25 09:23:42 | 86.3935 | 0.00020 | 5.2520 | 87.5938 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |
| 2026 Apr 24 17:59 | 2026 Apr 24 08:16:42 | 86.3931 | 0.00021 | 5.2812 | 87.8494 | 273.2825 | 14.34218 | – |