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CHALLENGER
Launch Details
| Launched | 19 November 1998 |
| Flight ended | 11 August 2018 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 42721 |
| COSPAR ID | 1998-067MA |
| Alternative names |
QBUS 1 QB50-US01 |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 51.612° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00110 |
| RA ascending node | 2.808 hr |
| Argument perigee | 284.934° |
| Mean anomaly | 75.048° |
| Orbital period | 87.618 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 12 Aug 2018, 14:23 |
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