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 65.451°
Eccentricity 0.47443
RA ascending node 19.033 hr
Argument perigee 68.273°
Mean anomaly 0.299°
Orbital period 2872.345 min
Epoch of osculation 08 Dec 2025, 21:05

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 28807.8 km
Mean Altitude 60563.7 km
Peak Altitude 92319.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 5 R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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