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	98.391°
Eccentricity	0.00063
RA ascending node	9.718 hr
Argument perigee	172.082°
Mean anomaly	188.047°
Orbital period	99.964 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Mar 2026, 03:44

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	759.4 km
Mean Altitude	763.9 km
Peak Altitude	768.4 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