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 68.537°
Eccentricity 0.53524
RA ascending node 19.724 hr
Argument perigee 80.123°
Mean anomaly 5.724°
Orbital period 2872.216 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Nov 2023, 00:53

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 24736.9 km
Mean Altitude 60561.7 km
Peak Altitude 96386.4 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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