Spacecraft information: TOPEX/POSEIDON

Launch Details
Launched 9 August 1992
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner United States
NORAD ID 22076
COSPAR ID 1992-052A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 66.044°
Eccentricity 0.00081
RA ascending node 0.177 hr
Argument perigee 272.887°
Mean anomaly 252.463°
Orbital period 112.404 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Feb 2026, 06:04

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1338.0 km
Mean Altitude 1344.2 km
Peak Altitude 1350.5 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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