Proton-K/17S40 | Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16
Launch information
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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 scaled back. Motorola's Satellite Communications Group designed and manufactured the Iridium satellites with Lockheed Martin providing the LM-700A spacecraft buses.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Proton-K/17S40 | Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: June 18, 1997, 2:02 p.m.
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16 (LEO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
Rocket |
Proton-K/17S40 |
Location |
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan |
Pad |
81/23 (81L) |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) |
Satellites on-board
Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Proton-K/17S40 | Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.
Launch statistics
Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Proton-K/17S40 | Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.
Orbital Launch
#4140
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Location Launch
#1091
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Pad Launch
#73
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Agency Launch
#45
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Orbital Launch
#32
Year 1997
Location Launch
#7
Year 1997
Pad Launch
#2
Year 1997
Agency Launch
#3
Year 1997
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