IRIS R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite IRIS R/B at a glance.

Uptime

12106

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

41.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for IRIS R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: IRIS R/B

International designator: 1992-070D

Object number (NORAD): 22196

Object ID (CCSDS): 22196

Country: ITALY (IT)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 90.359 minutes

Inclination: 41.0784 deg

SMA: 6670.256 km

Apoapsis: 383.568 km

Periapsis: 200.675 km

RAAN: 145.5828 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01370958

Argument of periapsis: 202.7601 deg

Mean anomaly: 156.7125 deg

Mean motion: 15.93635473 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.01107084 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0011143006 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 4:44 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 IRIS R/B

TLE line 1: 1 22196U 92070D 25345.69742431 .01107084 69265-5 11143-2 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 22196 41.0784 145.5828 0137096 202.7601 156.7125 15.93635473365886

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite IRIS R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object IRIS R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-05-05 15:50:25 0.0002253127 218.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2025-03-12 12:16:00 0.0001302579 884.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

STS-52 was a Space Transportation System (NASA Space Shuttle) mission using orbiter Columbia, and was launched on 22 October 1992.

IRIS R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-52’, on board a Space Shuttle space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 22, 1992, 5:09 p.m. from Launch Complex 39B.

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Launch to space Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-52
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-52

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 22, 1992, 5:09 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Space Shuttle

Launch pad: Launch Complex 39B

Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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