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 0.00215
RA ascending node 11.307 hr
Argument perigee 4.630°
Mean anomaly 355.502°
Orbital period 100.846 min
Epoch of osculation 09 Apr 2026, 07:20

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 790.4 km
Mean Altitude 805.8 km
Peak Altitude 821.2 km

Launched alongside

PEGASUS R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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