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 0.00099
RA ascending node 11.094 hr
Argument perigee 172.781°
Mean anomaly 350.515°
Orbital period 104.977 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Dec 2025, 22:45

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 993.3 km
Mean Altitude 1000.5 km
Peak Altitude 1007.8 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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