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IRIDIUM 68
Launch Details
| Launched | 6 April 1998 |
| Flight ended | 5 June 2018 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 25291 |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-021G |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 86.340° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00554 |
| RA ascending node | 4.899 hr |
| Argument perigee | 87.319° |
| Mean anomaly | 274.324° |
| Orbital period | 87.788 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 06 Jun 2018, 12:28 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 135.9 km |
| Mean Altitude | 172.1 km |
| Peak Altitude | 208.3 km |
Orbital History
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