XMM-NEWTON

Launch Details
Launched 9 December 1999
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Space & Earth Science
Active satellites
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 25989
COSPAR ID 1999-066A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 66.580°
Eccentricity 0.49007
RA ascending node 19.253 hr
Argument perigee 72.572°
Mean anomaly 359.935°
Orbital period 2872.431 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Apr 2025, 14:05

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 27761.6 km
Mean Altitude 60565.0 km
Peak Altitude 93368.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 5 R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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