IRIDIUM 38

Launch Details
Launched 8 November 1997
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Iridium
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25043
COSPAR ID 1997-069E
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.396°
Eccentricity 0.00041
RA ascending node 15.179 hr
Argument perigee 75.790°
Mean anomaly 284.375°
Orbital period 100.130 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Jun 2025, 04:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 768.9 km
Mean Altitude 771.8 km
Peak Altitude 774.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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