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Iridium 2 - Satellite Information

Designation
Spacetrack catalog number 25527
COSPAR ID 1998-066-A
Name in Spacetrack catalog IRIDIUM 2

Satellite Details

Orbit 459 x 467 km, 85.5°
Category unknown
Country/organisation of origin United States
Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) 5.2 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated)
Maximum brightness (Magnitude)1.8 (at perigee, 100% illuminated)

Launch

Date (UTC) 06 November 1998 13:37
Launch siteVandenberg Space Force Base,
United States
Launch vehicle Delta 7920-10C
View from orbit pole
 

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