UME

Launch Details
Launched 28 February 1976
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 8709
COSPAR ID 1976-019A
Alternative names ISS
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 69.672°
Eccentricity 0.00107
RA ascending node 11.844 hr
Argument perigee 353.898°
Mean anomaly 178.025°
Orbital period 104.979 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jun 2025, 19:23

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 992.7 km
Mean Altitude 1000.6 km
Peak Altitude 1008.5 km

Orbital History

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N-1 R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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