HIPPARCOS

Launch Details
Launched 7 August 1989
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 20169
COSPAR ID 1989-062B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 7.018°
Eccentricity 0.71978
RA ascending node 2.892 hr
Argument perigee 174.452°
Mean anomaly 203.508°
Orbital period 636.066 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Nov 2025, 04:40

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 494.3 km
Mean Altitude 18128.8 km
Peak Altitude 35763.2 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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