Spacecraft information: IRIDIUM 71

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

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.392°
Eccentricity 0.00044
RA ascending node 17.767 hr
Argument perigee 92.754°
Mean anomaly 267.416°
Orbital period 99.895 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Aug 2026, 09:00

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 757.6 km
Mean Altitude 760.7 km
Peak Altitude 763.8 km

Launched alongside

IRIDIUM 69 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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