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Iridium 42/44
completed
Launch 1997-077
Launched 12/8/1997
LEO
Service G
Sat LEO OL 4
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
2 payloads
Iridium 42
retired
Communications
LEO
Iridium
Iridium 44
retired
Communications
LEO
Iridium
Launch Details
Launch Date
12/8/1997
Launch ID
1997-077
Launch Profile
Sat LEO OL 4
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Launch Vehicle
Long March 2C-III
Launch Site
Pad 7, Taiyuan Space Center, Wuzhai, Shanxi, China
Wuzhai, Shanxi, China, CN
Payload Summary
Payload Count
2
Constellations
1
Payload Status
retired 2
Payload Mission Types
Communications 2
Track