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NORAD 25560 · Payload · In orbit since 1998

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Launched
1998-12-06 · Western Range air launch, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Astronomy
Mass
282 kg
Size
1.7 × 1 m · 2 m deployed
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
532 × 542 km
Inclination
69.9°
Period
95.2 min
Eccentricity
0.0007
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.