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IRIDIUM 97
Launch Details
| Launched | 19 June 2002 |
| Flight ended | 26 December 2019 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 27450 |
| COSPAR ID | 2002-031A |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 86.646° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00628 |
| RA ascending node | 19.460 hr |
| Argument perigee | 95.900° |
| Mean anomaly | 266.597° |
| Orbital period | 87.680 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 27 Dec 2019, 14:05 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 125.7 km |
| Mean Altitude | 166.8 km |
| Peak Altitude | 207.8 km |
Orbital History
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