Long March 2C/SD | Iridium MFS 1 & 2

Launch information

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Mission description

The Iridium-MFS payloads were mass models of the Iridium communications satellites. Two were launched to test the new CZ-2C (2) SD launch vehicle and the payload dispenser.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 2C/SD | Iridium MFS 1 & 2’.

Launch image Long March 2C/SD | Iridium MFS 1 & 2

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Sept. 1, 1997, 2 p.m.

Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Iridium MFS 1 & 2 (LEO)

Launcher

China Aerospace Corporation

Rocket

Long March 2C/SD

Location

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Pad

Launch Complex 7

Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Long March 2C/SD | Iridium MFS 1 & 2’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
24925 DUMMY MASS 1 LEO 86.34 PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA In-orbit
24926 DUMMY MASS 2 LEO 86.34 PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Long March 2C/SD | Iridium MFS 1 & 2’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#4158

To this date

Location Launch

#3

To this date

Pad Launch

#3

To this date

Agency Launch

#17

To this date

Orbital Launch

#50

Year 1997

Location Launch

#1

Year 1997

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1997

Agency Launch

#4

Year 1997

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