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    IRIDIUM 49
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 19 December 1997 | 
| Flight ended | 12 February 2018 | 
| Status | Decayed | 
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA | 
| Owner | United States | 
| NORAD ID | 25108 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1997-082E | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 86.359° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00483 | 
| RA ascending node | 10.179 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 278.856° | 
| Mean anomaly | 80.614° | 
| Orbital period | 87.498 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 13 Feb 2018, 09:09 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 126.2 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 157.7 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 189.2 km | 
Orbital History
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