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 86.388°
Eccentricity 0.01001
RA ascending node 21.108 hr
Argument perigee 228.097°
Mean anomaly 131.169°
Orbital period 96.147 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Mar 2026, 04:10

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 511.5 km
Mean Altitude 581.1 km
Peak Altitude 650.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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