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IRIDIUM 12
Launch Details
| Launched | 17 June 1997 |
| Flight ended | 1 September 2018 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 24837 |
| COSPAR ID | 1997-030B |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 86.381° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00518 |
| RA ascending node | 10.928 hr |
| Argument perigee | 120.490° |
| Mean anomaly | 240.479° |
| Orbital period | 87.561 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Sep 2018, 01:02 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 126.9 km |
| Mean Altitude | 160.8 km |
| Peak Altitude | 194.7 km |
Orbital History
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