Spacecraft information: 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 86.392°
Eccentricity 0.00018
RA ascending node 7.686 hr
Argument perigee 108.231°
Mean anomaly 251.908°
Orbital period 100.233 min
Epoch of osculation 09 Apr 2026, 01:58

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 775.5 km
Mean Altitude 776.7 km
Peak Altitude 778.0 km

Launched alongside

IRIDIUM 44 CZ-2C R/B CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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