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	98.399°
Eccentricity	0.00052
RA ascending node	7.056 hr
Argument perigee	312.183°
Mean anomaly	47.891°
Orbital period	99.965 min
Epoch of osculation	02 Feb 2026, 10:50

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	760.3 km
Mean Altitude	764.0 km
Peak Altitude	767.7 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