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 86.393°
Eccentricity 0.00024
RA ascending node 3.920 hr
Argument perigee 144.714°
Mean anomaly 215.422°
Orbital period 99.916 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Aug 2025, 05:06

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 759.9 km
Mean Altitude 761.6 km
Peak Altitude 763.4 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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