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 86.382°
Eccentricity 0.00844
RA ascending node 3.309 hr
Argument perigee 200.335°
Mean anomaly 159.453°
Orbital period 93.486 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Jun 2025, 16:50

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 394.6 km
Mean Altitude 452.2 km
Peak Altitude 509.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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