Hipparcos
COSPAR 1989-062B · NORAD 20169
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Mission
- Launch date
- 1989-08-08
- Status (SATCAT)
- nonoperational
- Launch site code
- FRGUI
- Owner code
- ESA
- COSPAR ID
- 1989-062B
- NORAD ID
- 20,169
Source:CelesTrak (data from USSPACECOM / 18 SDS) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Orbit
- Period
- 635.99 min
- Inclination
- 6.75°
- Apogee
- 35,710 km
- Perigee
- 529 km
- Orbit center code
- EA
Source:CelesTrak (data from USSPACECOM / 18 SDS) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- It circles Earth every 636 minutes — about 2.3 orbits a day (CelesTrak).
- Someone born in its launch year (1989) turns 37 this year.