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NORAD 25989 · COSPAR 1999-066A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #2368 @ 29498 x 91628 km x 63.7869 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-29 23:41 UTC Â· 27.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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1 25989U 99066A 26302.98734670 .00000115 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 25989 63.7869 281.2436 4640650 62.4933 0.2906 0.50126293023686

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

December 10th 1999

Spacecraft age

26 years, 10 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

European Space Operations Centre (ESOC)

Purpose

Space Science

Orbit class

Elliptical Â· Deep Highly Eccentric

Launch site

Guiana Space Center

Launch vehicle

Ariane 5

Contractor

Dornier Systems (and 46 subcontractors)

Launch mass

3,764 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

63.7869Â°

Period

2872.74 min

Perigee

29498 km

Apogee

91628 km

Eccentricity

0.464065

RAAN

281.2436Â°

Arg of Perigee

62.4933Â°

Mean Motion

0.50126293 rev/d