Spacecraft information: IRIDIUM 69

Launch Details
Launched 1 May 1998
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25319
COSPAR ID 1998-026A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.397°
Eccentricity 0.00006
RA ascending node 20.068 hr
Argument perigee 190.405°
Mean anomaly 169.713°
Orbital period 99.903 min
Epoch of osculation 17 Jun 2026, 09:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 760.6 km
Mean Altitude 761.0 km
Peak Altitude 761.5 km

Launched alongside

IRIDIUM 71 CZ-2C R/B CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB CZ-2C DEB

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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