IRIDIUM 16

Launch Details
Launched 17 June 1997
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Iridium
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner United States
NORAD ID 24841
COSPAR ID 1997-030F
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.407°
Eccentricity 0.00028
RA ascending node 14.815 hr
Argument perigee 147.134°
Mean anomaly 213.003°
Orbital period 100.091 min
Epoch of osculation 07 May 2025, 18:49

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 768.0 km
Mean Altitude 770.0 km
Peak Altitude 772.0 km

Orbital History

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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