Launch Details

Launched	19 December 1997
Flight ended	–
Status	Non-operational
Category	Iridium
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	25104
COSPAR ID	1997-082A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	86.347°
Eccentricity	0.00885
RA ascending node	18.315 hr
Argument perigee	26.094°
Mean anomaly	334.473°
Orbital period	93.688 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Mar 2026, 13:14

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	401.6 km
Mean Altitude	462.1 km
Peak Altitude	522.5 km

Launched alongside

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