Spacecraft information: IRIDIUM 4

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 24796
COSPAR ID 1997-020E
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.392°
Eccentricity 0.00021
RA ascending node 3.853 hr
Argument perigee 85.161°
Mean anomaly 274.983°
Orbital period 100.202 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Mar 2026, 09:42

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 773.7 km
Mean Altitude 775.2 km
Peak Altitude 776.8 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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