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	98.408°
Eccentricity	0.00073
RA ascending node	3.631 hr
Argument perigee	100.853°
Mean anomaly	259.348°
Orbital period	99.967 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Dec 2025, 03:32

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	758.8 km
Mean Altitude	764.1 km
Peak Altitude	769.3 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