Iridium Constellation Mechanics

The constellation contains a total of 66 satellites, with 11 birds per orbital plane and using 6 orbits.

I think this is a realistic approximation of the orbital data for the Iridium satellite constellation. Granted the periods, footprints, altitudes and separation are by no means exact, but this will work fine for a good looking demo of intra-satellite communication.

Obviously the final animation will look photo realistic and not primitives that are used in this test...

The final product should look outstanding!