IRIDIUM 73

Launch Details
Launched 16 May 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Iridium
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25344
COSPAR ID 1998-032C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.440°
Eccentricity 0.00018
RA ascending node 2.767 hr
Argument perigee 72.688°
Mean anomaly 287.452°
Orbital period 99.192 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Jun 2025, 16:13

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 725.9 km
Mean Altitude 727.2 km
Peak Altitude 728.4 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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