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China Aerospace CorporationLong March 2C/SDLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Iridium 92 & 93
Launched
June 11, 1999
Summary
Iridium 92 & 93 launched on a China Aerospace Corporation Long March 2C/SD from Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on June 11, 1999. It was China Aerospace Corporation's 27th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,322nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Long March 2C/SD flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Iridium 14A, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 781 × 789 km orbit inclined 86.4°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Long March 2C/SD flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Corporation's 27th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,322nd orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Iridium 14A · NORAD 25777 · 1999-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- IRIDIUM 14
- Object ID
- 1999-032A
- Epoch
- 1999-06-11 18:15:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.34098353 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005216
- Inclination
- 86.4013°
- Ascending node
- 93.6264°
- Arg. of perigee
- 114.7542°
- Mean anomaly
- 244.3181°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
8 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Iridium 14A · NORAD 25777 · re-entered March 15, 2019
- Iridium 21A · NORAD 25778 · re-entered May 24, 2018
CZ-2C-SD Y7 Stage 2 · re-entered July 13, 1999
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
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
10th launch from Launch Complex 7, 2nd this year · 10th from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32 launches from this pad · 162 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Iridium 92 & 93 launch?
Iridium 92 & 93 launched on June 11, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Iridium 92 & 93?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Iridium 92 & 93?
Long March 2C/SD, flown by China Aerospace Corporation. Long March 2C/SD spec sheet
Where did Iridium 92 & 93 launch from?
Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Iridium 92 & 93 reach?
Iridium 14A, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 781 × 789 km orbit inclined 86.4°.
How many satellites did Iridium 92 & 93 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Iridium 92 & 93 part of?
Iridium Constellation. About Iridium Constellation