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 86.398°
Eccentricity 0.00021
RA ascending node 8.717 hr
Argument perigee 73.516°
Mean anomaly 286.627°
Orbital period 100.235 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Mar 2026, 05:40

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 775.3 km
Mean Altitude 776.8 km
Peak Altitude 778.4 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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