IRIDIUM 51

Launch Details
Launched 24 March 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Iridium
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25262
COSPAR ID 1998-018A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.395°
Eccentricity 0.01416
RA ascending node 14.247 hr
Argument perigee 40.897°
Mean anomaly 320.279°
Orbital period 95.169 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Jul 2024, 00:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 436.1 km
Mean Altitude 533.9 km
Peak Altitude 631.7 km

Orbital History

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39.96°N
83.00°W
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