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IRIDIUM 3
Launch Details
| Launched | 18 August 1998 |
| Flight ended | 7 February 2018 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Taiyuan Space Center, PRC |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 25431 |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-048A |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 86.356° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00517 |
| RA ascending node | 10.328 hr |
| Argument perigee | 279.741° |
| Mean anomaly | 80.837° |
| Orbital period | 87.509 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 08 Feb 2018, 16:32 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 124.4 km |
| Mean Altitude | 158.2 km |
| Peak Altitude | 192.0 km |
Orbital History
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