IRIDIUM 42

Launch Details
Launched 7 December 1997
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Iridium
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25077
COSPAR ID 1997-077A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.395°
Eccentricity 0.00015
RA ascending node 17.083 hr
Argument perigee 106.082°
Mean anomaly 254.054°
Orbital period 100.256 min
Epoch of osculation 07 May 2025, 20:07

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 776.7 km
Mean Altitude 777.8 km
Peak Altitude 778.9 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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