Spacecraft information: IRIDIUM 44

Launch Details
Launched 7 December 1997
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Category Iridium
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25078
COSPAR ID 1997-077B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.399°
Eccentricity 0.00029
RA ascending node 8.392 hr
Argument perigee 54.130°
Mean anomaly 306.016°
Orbital period 99.967 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Jan 2026, 07:54

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 762.0 km
Mean Altitude 764.0 km
Peak Altitude 766.1 km

Launched alongside

IRIDIUM 42 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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