Launch Details

Launched	16 July 1991
Flight ended	–
Status	Non-operational
Launch site	Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner	Germany
NORAD ID	21577
COSPAR ID	1991-050D
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.380°
Eccentricity	0.00074
RA ascending node	19.199 hr
Argument perigee	104.437°
Mean anomaly	255.764°
Orbital period	99.961 min
Epoch of osculation	07 Aug 2026, 06:06

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	758.5 km
Mean Altitude	763.8 km
Peak Altitude	769.1 km

Launched alongside

ERS-1 UOSAT 5 ORBCOMM-X 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