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 68.030°
Eccentricity 0.52118
RA ascending node 19.587 hr
Argument perigee 78.175°
Mean anomaly 321.865°
Orbital period 2872.343 min
Epoch of osculation 13 Apr 2024, 09:43

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 25678.3 km
Mean Altitude 60563.7 km
Peak Altitude 95449.0 km

Orbital History

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ARIANE 5 R/B

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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