Spacecraft information: IRIDIUM 42

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

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.394°
Eccentricity 0.00014
RA ascending node 5.081 hr
Argument perigee 76.903°
Mean anomaly 283.233°
Orbital period 100.230 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Jul 2026, 03:12

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 775.5 km
Mean Altitude 776.6 km
Peak Altitude 777.6 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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