IRIDIUM 17

Launch Details
Launched 8 July 1997
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Iridium
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 24870
COSPAR ID 1997-034B
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Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.400°
Eccentricity 0.00031
RA ascending node 14.491 hr
Argument perihelion 125.930°
Mean anomaly 234.218°
Orbital period 100.251 min
Epoch of osculation 24 Mar 2023, 07:15

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 775.4 km
Mean Altitude 777.6 km
Peak Altitude 779.7 km

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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