Spacecraft information: IRIDIUM 73

Launch Details
Launched 16 May 1998
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
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 0.00028
RA ascending node 16.274 hr
Argument perigee 101.914°
Mean anomaly 258.239°
Orbital period 99.158 min
Epoch of osculation 05 Jul 2026, 02:14

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 723.5 km
Mean Altitude 725.5 km
Peak Altitude 727.5 km

Launched alongside

IRIDIUM 70 IRIDIUM 72 IRIDIUM 74 IRIDIUM 75 DELTA 2 R/B IRIDIUM DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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