Spacecraft information: IRIDIUM 63

Launch Details
Launched 6 April 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Iridium
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25286
COSPAR ID 1998-021B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.398°
Eccentricity 0.00022
RA ascending node 23.927 hr
Argument perigee 82.752°
Mean anomaly 277.392°
Orbital period 100.226 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Jan 2026, 13:06

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 774.8 km
Mean Altitude 776.4 km
Peak Altitude 777.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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