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 86.401°
Eccentricity 0.00022
RA ascending node 1.240 hr
Argument perigee 90.290°
Mean anomaly 269.855°
Orbital period 100.268 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Apr 2026, 04:04

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 776.8 km
Mean Altitude 778.4 km
Peak Altitude 780.0 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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