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	98.385°
Eccentricity	0.00070
RA ascending node	12.756 hr
Argument perigee	51.082°
Mean anomaly	309.099°
Orbital period	99.963 min
Epoch of osculation	30 Apr 2026, 14:58

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	758.8 km
Mean Altitude	763.9 km
Peak Altitude	768.9 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