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 67.168°
Eccentricity 0.49990
RA ascending node 19.378 hr
Argument perigee 74.739°
Mean anomaly 0.254°
Orbital period 2872.008 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Nov 2024, 23:23

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 27100.2 km
Mean Altitude 60558.5 km
Peak Altitude 94016.7 km

Orbital History

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ARIANE 5 R/B

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30.33°N
81.66°W
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