Spacecraft information: IRIDIUM 57

Launch Details
Launched 29 March 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Iridium
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25273
COSPAR ID 1998-019B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.397°
Eccentricity 0.00020
RA ascending node 2.171 hr
Argument perigee 87.218°
Mean anomaly 272.925°
Orbital period 100.270 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Mar 2026, 20:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 777.0 km
Mean Altitude 778.5 km
Peak Altitude 779.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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