Spacecraft information: STEX

Launch Details
Launched 2 October 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25489
COSPAR ID 1998-055A
Alternative names SPACE TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENT
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 84.983°
Eccentricity 0.00080
RA ascending node 19.843 hr
Argument perigee 205.097°
Mean anomaly 154.984°
Orbital period 99.181 min
Epoch of osculation 18 Aug 2026, 16:35

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 720.9 km
Mean Altitude 726.6 km
Peak Altitude 732.3 km

Launched alongside

TAURUS R/B USA 141

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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