Iridium 7

Iridium 7
Spacecraft properties
A mockup of an Iridium satellite

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Iridium Satellite LLC
COSPAR ID	1997-020B

Bus	LM-700A
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin

Start of mission
Launch date	5 May 1997 (1997-05-05)
Rocket	Delta II 7920-10C
Launch site	Vandenberg SLC-2W

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth

Iridium 7 was an U.S. Iridium communications satellite. It was launched into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 14:55 GMT on 5 May 1997, by a Delta II 7920-10C carrier rocket.^[1] It was operated in Plane 4 of the Iridium satellite constellation, with an ascending node of 262.4°.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Wade, Mark. "Iridium". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2012-12-03.

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Iridium 7

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