Spacecraft information: 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 86.441°
Eccentricity 0.00030
RA ascending node 22.004 hr
Argument perigee 92.172°
Mean anomaly 267.983°
Orbital period 99.174 min
Epoch of osculation 14 Dec 2025, 21:57

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 724.2 km
Mean Altitude 726.3 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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