Spacecraft information: FORTE

Launch Details
Launched 28 August 1997
Flight ended
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Western Range Airspace
Owner United States
NORAD ID 24920
COSPAR ID 1997-047A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 69.954°
Eccentricity 0.00245
RA ascending node 22.122 hr
Argument perigee 254.772°
Mean anomaly 105.069°
Orbital period 100.844 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Jul 2026, 20:49

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 788.1 km
Mean Altitude 805.7 km
Peak Altitude 823.3 km

Launched alongside

PEGASUS R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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