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    ARIANE 40 DEB
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 23 March 1998 | 
| Flight ended | 27 February 2025 | 
| Status | Decayed | 
| Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana | 
| Owner | France | 
| NORAD ID | 60248 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1998-017K | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 98.839° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00193 | 
| RA ascending node | 0.573 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 251.536° | 
| Mean anomaly | 108.375° | 
| Orbital period | 97.847 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 20 Dec 2024, 18:47 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 649.3 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 662.8 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 676.4 km | 
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
SPOT 4 ARIANE 40 R/B SPOT 4 DEB SPOT 4 DEB SPOT 4 DEB SPOT 4 DEB SPOT 4 DEB SPOT 4 DEB ARIANE 40 DEB