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 86.391°
Eccentricity 0.00020
RA ascending node 7.101 hr
Argument perigee 142.951°
Mean anomaly 217.183°
Orbital period 99.964 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Mar 2026, 04:13

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 762.5 km
Mean Altitude 763.9 km
Peak Altitude 765.4 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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