Spacecraft information: UFO 8

Launch Details
Launched 15 March 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25258
COSPAR ID 1998-016A
Alternative names USA 138
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 10.913°
Eccentricity 0.00081
RA ascending node 1.588 hr
Argument perigee 257.351°
Mean anomaly 110.640°
Orbital period 1435.625 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Dec 2025, 10:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35750.5 km
Mean Altitude 35784.5 km
Peak Altitude 35818.5 km

Launched alongside

ATLAS 2 CENTAUR R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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