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IRIDIUM 61
Launch Details
| Launched | 24 March 1998 |
| Flight ended | 22 July 2019 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Taiyuan Space Center, PRC |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 25263 |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-018B |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 86.403° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00333 |
| RA ascending node | 23.726 hr |
| Argument perigee | 56.931° |
| Mean anomaly | 27.609° |
| Orbital period | 87.278 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 23 Jul 2019, 09:17 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 125.0 km |
| Mean Altitude | 146.7 km |
| Peak Altitude | 168.5 km |
Orbital History
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