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Iridium 3

retired

CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 1998-048ALaunched 8/19/1998

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Iridium 78/76
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2C-III
Launch Date: 8/19/1998
Last Contact: 1/20/2018

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 777.5 km
Inclination: 86.39 deg
Orbit Plane: A
Dry Mass: 556 kg
Total Mass: 667 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: Iridium
Manufacturer: Motorola Satellite Communications

Constellation

Name: Iridium
Active Satellites: 0

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1998-048A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/356