Long March 2C/SD | Iridium 88 & 89
Launch Complex 7
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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Iridium 88 & 89
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.
Long March 2C/SD
Height 42.00 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2786 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 3850 kg
Liftoff Mass 192 Tonnes
Launch Success 7
Consecutive Success 7
Maiden Flight 1997-09-01
Launch Failures 0
Programs
Iridium Constellation
The Iridium satellite constellation provides L band voice and data information coverage to satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers.
