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 86.396°
Eccentricity 0.00030
RA ascending node 15.581 hr
Argument perigee 87.478°
Mean anomaly 272.676°
Orbital period 100.253 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Jun 2025, 13:13

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 775.5 km
Mean Altitude 777.7 km
Peak Altitude 779.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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