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 0.00021
RA ascending node 5.606 hr
Argument perigee 82.306°
Mean anomaly 277.837°
Orbital period 100.241 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Jun 2025, 12:18

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 775.6 km
Mean Altitude 777.1 km
Peak Altitude 778.6 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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