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ISS OBJECT YM

NORAD 69797· COSPAR 1998-067YM· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Nov 20, 1998 from 81/23 (81L), Kazakhstan aboard a Proton-K.
Proton | Zarya
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 06:30 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Country
TBD
Manufacturer
Launched
Nov 20, 1998
Mass
Apogee
417 km
Perigee
403 km
Inclination
51.63°
Period
1.54 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for ISS OBJECT YM across 60 days of archived orbital elements (39 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-13.4 km
Rate
-0.22 km/day
Now
403 × 417 km
417430403Jul 11Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

14 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 1998-067 (Proton | Zarya).

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