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IRIDIUM 67

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IRIDIUM 67 is a Iridium Communications communications satellite, part of the Iridium constellation, launched on April 7, 1998 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
April 7, 1998 at 02:13 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K/17S40 →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Iridium 62 to 68
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
180 km
Periapsis
123 km
Inclination
86.37°
Orbital period
87.52 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Iridium Communications
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
662 kg
Design lifetime
15 years
Detailed purpose
Voice & data communications

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-021F
NORAD catalog №
25290
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Constellation
Iridium
Radar cross-section
3.2689 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
July 2, 2018

End of mission

Last active / ended
July 2, 2018
Time in service
20.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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