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 86.402°
Eccentricity 0.00006
RA ascending node 22.452 hr
Argument perigee 10.018°
Mean anomaly 350.103°
Orbital period 99.902 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Mar 2026, 06:10

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 760.5 km
Mean Altitude 761.0 km
Peak Altitude 761.4 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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