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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-K/17S4081/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Iridium 62 to 68
Launched
April 7, 1998
Summary
Iridium 62 to 68 launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K/17S40 from 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 7, 1998. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 52nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,229th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Proton-K/17S40 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Iridium 62, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a -788 × 1,719 km orbit inclined 88.1°. 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
- 4th Proton-K/17S40 flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 52nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,229th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Iridium 62 · NORAD 25285 · 1998-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- IRIDIUM 62
- Object ID
- 1998-021A
- Epoch
- 1998-04-07 05:11:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.35981547 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1833793
- Inclination
- 88.0746°
- Ascending node
- 274.5476°
- Arg. of perigee
- 322.682°
- Mean anomaly
- 19.5139°
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Iridium 62 · NORAD 25285 · re-entered November 7, 2018
- Iridium 63 · NORAD 25286 · in orbit
- Iridium 64 · NORAD 25287 · re-entered April 1, 2019
- Iridium 65 · NORAD 25288 · re-entered July 19, 2018
- Iridium 66 · NORAD 25289 · re-entered August 23, 2018
- Iridium 67 · NORAD 25290 · re-entered July 2, 2018
- Iridium 68 · NORAD 25291 · re-entered June 6, 2018
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
78th launch from 81/23 (81L), 1st this year · 1,106th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
104 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
103 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Iridium 62 to 68 launch?
Iridium 62 to 68 launched on April 7, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Iridium 62 to 68?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Iridium 62 to 68?
Proton-K/17S40, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-K/17S40 spec sheet
Where did Iridium 62 to 68 launch from?
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Iridium 62 to 68 reach?
Iridium 62, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a -788 × 1,719 km orbit inclined 88.1°.
How many satellites did Iridium 62 to 68 launch?
7 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Iridium 62 to 68 part of?
Iridium Constellation. About Iridium Constellation