IRIDIUM 5

Launch Details
Launched 4 May 1997
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Iridium
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 24795
COSPAR ID 1997-020D
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.392°
Eccentricity 0.01079
RA ascending node 1.847 hr
Argument perigee 63.071°
Mean anomaly 298.149°
Orbital period 96.273 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Oct 2025, 12:53

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 512.1 km
Mean Altitude 587.2 km
Peak Altitude 662.3 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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