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 69.955°
Eccentricity 0.00190
RA ascending node 20.768 hr
Argument perigee 99.684°
Mean anomaly 260.643°
Orbital period 100.849 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Feb 2026, 11:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 792.3 km
Mean Altitude 806.0 km
Peak Altitude 819.6 km

Launched alongside

PEGASUS R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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