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 86.396°
Eccentricity 0.00025
RA ascending node 14.375 hr
Argument perigee 45.867°
Mean anomaly 314.274°
Orbital period 99.983 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Jun 2025, 12:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 763.0 km
Mean Altitude 764.8 km
Peak Altitude 766.6 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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