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 66.143°
Eccentricity 0.48310
RA ascending node 19.165 hr
Argument perigee 70.828°
Mean anomaly 0.192°
Orbital period 2872.291 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Jul 2025, 07:16

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 28227.4 km
Mean Altitude 60562.9 km
Peak Altitude 92898.4 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 5 R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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