Spacecraft information: 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 86.387°
Eccentricity 0.01037
RA ascending node 23.883 hr
Argument perigee 191.522°
Mean anomaly 168.364°
Orbital period 96.221 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Dec 2025, 06:37

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 512.5 km
Mean Altitude 584.7 km
Peak Altitude 656.8 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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