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 86.396°
Eccentricity 0.00040
RA ascending node 5.639 hr
Argument perigee 64.422°
Mean anomaly 295.739°
Orbital period 99.919 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Jun 2025, 06:03

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 758.9 km
Mean Altitude 761.8 km
Peak Altitude 764.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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