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	98.383°
Eccentricity	0.00051
RA ascending node	16.209 hr
Argument perigee	237.636°
Mean anomaly	122.434°
Orbital period	99.962 min
Epoch of osculation	22 Jun 2026, 11:33

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	760.2 km
Mean Altitude	763.8 km
Peak Altitude	767.5 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