INFORMATOR 1 & RS-14

Launch Details
Launched 28 January 1991
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR)
NORAD ID 21087
COSPAR ID 1991-006A
Alternative names AMSAT-OSCAR 21
AO-21
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 82.943°
Eccentricity 0.00360
RA ascending node 1.819 hr
Argument perigee 141.460°
Mean anomaly 233.466°
Orbital period 104.690 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 14:02

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 960.6 km
Mean Altitude 987.1 km
Peak Altitude 1013.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

SL-8 R/B SL-8 DEB

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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