Spacecraft information: USA 141

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 25615
COSPAR ID 1998-055C
Alternative names ATEX
ADVANCED TETHER EXPERIMENT
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 84.986°
Eccentricity 0.00095
RA ascending node 7.605 hr
Argument perigee 77.975°
Mean anomaly 282.251°
Orbital period 99.510 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Dec 2025, 09:20

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 735.5 km
Mean Altitude 742.3 km
Peak Altitude 749.0 km

Launched alongside

STEX TAURUS R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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