Launch Details

Launched	16 July 1991
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner	France
NORAD ID	21578
COSPAR ID	1991-050E
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.115°
Eccentricity	0.00020
RA ascending node	5.664 hr
Argument perigee	196.602°
Mean anomaly	230.632°
Orbital period	98.705 min
Epoch of osculation	02 Feb 2026, 03:51

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	702.5 km
Mean Altitude	703.9 km
Peak Altitude	705.3 km

Launched alongside

ERS-1 UOSAT 5 ORBCOMM-X TUBSAT A 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