Spacecraft information: IDEFIX & ARIANE 42P R/B

Launch Details
Launched 3 May 2002
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Category Assorted bright
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner France
NORAD ID 27422
COSPAR ID 2002-021B
Alternative names BO-47
BO-48
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.587°
Eccentricity 0.00118
RA ascending node 0.690 hr
Argument perigee 173.059°
Mean anomaly 187.076°
Orbital period 100.627 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Mar 2026, 18:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 787.0 km
Mean Altitude 795.4 km
Peak Altitude 803.9 km

Launched alongside

SPOT 5

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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