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Designation
Spacetrack catalog number24872
COSPAR ID1997-034-D
Name in Spacetrack catalogIRIDIUM 18

Satellite Details

Orbit 776 x 779 km, 86.4°
Country/organitisation of origin Irid
Intrinsic brightness (Mag) 6.2 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated)
Maximum brightness (Mag)5.1 (at perigee, 100% illuminated)

Launch

Date (UTC) 09 July 1997 13:04
Launch siteVandenberg AFB,
United States
Launch vehicle Delta 7920-10C
View from orbit pole
 

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