POLAR

Launch Details
Launched 23 February 1996
Flight ended
Status Partially operational
Categories Space & Earth Science
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 23802
COSPAR ID 1996-013A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 79.459°
Eccentricity 0.61356
RA ascending node 15.394 hr
Argument perigee 220.935°
Mean anomaly 71.453°
Orbital period 1108.999 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Jun 2025, 19:44

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 7344.1 km
Mean Altitude 29119.7 km
Peak Altitude 50895.2 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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