Spacecraft information: 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 86.401°
Eccentricity 0.00039
RA ascending node 23.435 hr
Argument perigee 63.700°
Mean anomaly 296.460°
Orbital period 99.905 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Feb 2026, 08:07

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 758.3 km
Mean Altitude 761.1 km
Peak Altitude 763.9 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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