about iridium satellites fleet
mission brief
The Iridium fleet since origin has been composed by 66 active satellites, plus in orbit and on earth spares. The fleet is divided in 6 polar orbits of 11 satellites each one. Since 1997 a total number of 95 first generation satellites has been put on orbit. Since January 2019 Iridium Next second generation satellites fleet has revamped the original old one. The following table resume the updated status of first generation Iridium satellites as follow:
Show an Iridium satellite already decayed which has not been captured by astrophotographers
Show an Iridium satellite which flare has been captured by astrophotographers