Mission
Communications · LEO
Iridium provides global mobile telecommunications services using a constellation of 66 low earth orbit satellites in a 86.4° inclined orbit. Although 77 satellites were originally envisioned for the system and spawned the name based on the 77th element in the periodic table, the system has been…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRIDIUM 42 1997-077A | Payload | 768 × 770 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 44 1997-077B | Payload | 755 × 758 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| CZ-2C R/B 1997-077C | Rocket body | re-entered 1998-01-20 | |
| CZ-2C DEB [DISPENSER] 1997-077D | Debris | re-entered 1998-02-27 | |
| CZ-2C DEB 1997-077E | Debris | re-entered 1997-12-12 | |
| CZ-2C DEB 1997-077F | Debris | re-entered 1997-12-12 | |
| CZ-2C DEB 1997-077G | Debris | re-entered 1997-12-13 | |
| CZ-2C DEB 1997-077H | Debris | re-entered 1997-12-12 |
COSPAR ID 1997-077. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).