Spacecraft information: IUE

Launch Details
Launched 25 January 1978
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 10637
COSPAR ID 1978-012A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 36.771°
Eccentricity 0.14514
RA ascending node 19.236 hr
Argument perigee 267.479°
Mean anomaly 97.344°
Orbital period 1438.792 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Jun 2026, 15:22

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 29719.2 km
Mean Altitude 35846.5 km
Peak Altitude 41973.7 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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