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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/17S4081/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16
Launched
June 18, 1997
Summary
Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/17S40 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 18, 1997. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 45th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,150th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Proton-K/17S40 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Iridium 14, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 508 × 530 km orbit inclined 86.4°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/17S40 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterIridium Constellation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Proton-K/17S40 flightKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 45th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,150th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Iridium 14 · NORAD 24836 · 1997-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- IRIDIUM 914
- Object ID
- 1997-030A
- Epoch
- 1997-06-18 18:35:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.17954061 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015654
- Inclination
- 86.3543°
- Ascending node
- 162.7479°
- Arg. of perigee
- 218.3772°
- Mean anomaly
- 141.6397°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 7 payloads; 3 still in orbit
- Iridium 14 · NORAD 24836 · in orbit
- Iridium 12 · NORAD 24837 · re-entered September 2, 2018
- Iridium 9 · NORAD 24838 · re-entered March 11, 2003
- Iridium 10 · NORAD 24839 · re-entered October 6, 2018
- Iridium 13 · NORAD 24840 · re-entered April 29, 2018
- Iridium 16 · NORAD 24841 · in orbit
- Iridium 11 · NORAD 24842 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
73rd launch from 81/23 (81L), 2nd this year · 1,091st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16 launch?
Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16 launched on June 18, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16?
Proton-K/17S40, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/17S40 spec sheet
Where did Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16 reach?
Iridium 14, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 508 × 530 km orbit inclined 86.4°.
How many satellites did Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16 launch?
7 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16 part of?
Iridium Constellation. About Iridium Constellation