IRIDIUM 71

Launch Details
Launched 1 May 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Iridium
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25320
COSPAR ID 1998-026B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.395°
Eccentricity 0.00029
RA ascending node 5.183 hr
Argument perigee 38.823°
Mean anomaly 321.318°
Orbital period 99.918 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jul 2025, 10:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 759.7 km
Mean Altitude 761.8 km
Peak Altitude 763.8 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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