Launch Details

Launched	19 December 1997
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	40249
COSPAR ID	1997-082J
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	86.391°
Eccentricity	0.00024
RA ascending node	2.067 hr
Argument perigee	90.939°
Mean anomaly	269.209°
Orbital period	99.854 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Dec 2025, 03:37

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	757.0 km
Mean Altitude	758.7 km
Peak Altitude	760.4 km

Launched alongside

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