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Iridium 11A

retired

CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 1998-074BLaunched 12/19/1998

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Iridium 88/89
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2C-III
Launch Date: 12/19/1998
Last Contact: 10/3/2018

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 698.5 km
Inclination: 86.52 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: 1998-074B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/356