Launch Details

Launched	19 November 1998
Flight ended	–
Status	Operational
Category	Space stations
Launch site	Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	45800
COSPAR ID	1998-067RM
Alternative names	MERLOT
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	51.641°
Eccentricity	0.00016
RA ascending node	23.303 hr
Argument perihelion	42.872°
Mean anomaly	317.239°
Orbital period	92.418 min
Epoch of osculation	16 Jan 2022, 22:30

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	399.1 km
Mean Altitude	400.2 km
Peak Altitude	401.2 km

Launched alongside

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