In orbitPayload
OrbitalWiki publishes live orbits for active satellites only. This object is in the full catalogue: who launched it, what it is and its last published orbit are below, but there are no current orbital elements for it here.
| Source | What it says | Date |
|---|---|---|
| CelesTrak SATCAT | Not operational | since at least 2026-11-05 |
| GCAT (J. McDowell) | Fell silent | 1998-08-21 |
| GCAT (J. McDowell) | Regular operations ended | 1998-08-17 |
| GCAT (J. McDowell) | Last known active | 1998-08-17 |
Each line is one source and what it says. Where they disagree, both are shown; OrbitalWiki does not pick a winner.
From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S19874, checked 2026-11-05. About this source
From the GCAT launch log, launch 1989-020, checked 2026-11-05. About this source
From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source
The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.