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 86.405°
Eccentricity 0.00038
RA ascending node 13.332 hr
Argument perigee 57.871°
Mean anomaly 302.286°
Orbital period 100.089 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Jun 2025, 18:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 767.1 km
Mean Altitude 769.9 km
Peak Altitude 772.6 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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