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IRIDIUM 20
Launch Details
| Launched | 18 December 1998 |
| Flight ended | 21 October 2018 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Taiyuan Space Center, PRC |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 25577 |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-074A |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 86.590° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00445 |
| RA ascending node | 3.256 hr |
| Argument perigee | 292.730° |
| Mean anomaly | 67.542° |
| Orbital period | 87.139 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 22 Oct 2018, 00:22 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 110.9 km |
| Mean Altitude | 139.8 km |
| Peak Altitude | 168.8 km |
Orbital History
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