Spacecraft information: IRIDIUM 69

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

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.397°
Eccentricity 0.00046
RA ascending node 0.913 hr
Argument perigee 98.709°
Mean anomaly 261.463°
Orbital period 99.915 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Dec 2025, 12:04

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 758.3 km
Mean Altitude 761.6 km
Peak Altitude 764.8 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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34.05°N
118.05°W
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