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 67.739°
Eccentricity 0.51325
RA ascending node 19.513 hr
Argument perigee 76.951°
Mean anomaly 0.179°
Orbital period 2872.416 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Jun 2024, 09:25

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 26210.2 km
Mean Altitude 60564.8 km
Peak Altitude 94919.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 5 R/B

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34.05°N
118.24°W
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