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NORAD 25989 · COSPAR 1999-066A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #2359 @ 29483 x 91639 km x 63.874 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-12 00:51 UTC Â· -25.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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1 25989U 99066A 26285.03543818 .00000037 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 25989 63.8740 281.4730 4642736 62.7983 0.2142 0.50128242023597

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

63.874Â°

Period

2872.63 min

Perigee

29483 km

Apogee

91639 km

Eccentricity

0.4642736

RAAN

281.473Â°

Arg of Perigee

62.7983Â°

Mean Motion

0.50128242 rev/d