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IRIDIUM 42
Launch Details
Launched | 7 December 1997 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Non-operational |
Category |
Iridium
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Launch site | Taiyuan Space Center, PRC |
Owner | United States |
NORAD ID | 25077 |
COSPAR ID | 1997-077A |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 86.396° |
Eccentricity | 0.00026 |
RA ascending node | 1.357 hr |
Argument perigee | 100.887° |
Mean anomaly | 259.261° |
Orbital period | 100.304 min |
Epoch of osculation | 15 Jul 2024, 21:36 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 778.3 km |
Mean Altitude | 780.1 km |
Peak Altitude | 781.9 km |
Orbital History
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