Launch Details

Launched	16 July 1991
Flight ended	–
Status	Non-operational
Category	Assorted bright
Launch site	Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner	European Space Agency
NORAD ID	21574
COSPAR ID	1991-050A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.790°
Eccentricity	0.00314
RA ascending node	2.978 hr
Argument perigee	326.223°
Mean anomaly	33.696°
Orbital period	100.041 min
Epoch of osculation	27 Jan 2026, 11:26

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	745.2 km
Mean Altitude	767.6 km
Peak Altitude	790.0 km

Launched alongside

UOSAT 5 ORBCOMM-X TUBSAT A SARA ARIANE 40 R/B ARIANE 40 DEB SARA DEB SARA DEB SARA DEB SARA DEB ERS 1 DEB ERS 1 DEB ERS 1 DEB ERS 1 DEB ERS 1 DEB ERS 1 DEB ERS 1 DEB ERS 1 DEB