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IRIDIUM 124

IRIDIUM 124 is an object launched in 2017 in a low earth orbit, between 746 and 749 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 100 minutes, about 14.4 times a day, on a path tilted 86.4° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 86° latitude.

Height

746-749 km

One orbit

100 min

Inclination

86.4°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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