Eurockot Launch ServicesRokot/Briz-KM133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Iridium 97 & 98
Launched
June 20, 2002
Image: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
Summary
Iridium 97 & 98 launched on an Eurockot Launch Services Rokot/Briz-KM from 133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 20, 2002. It was Eurockot Launch Services's 3rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,542nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Rokot/Briz-KM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Iridium 97, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 669 km orbit inclined 86.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Rokot/Briz-KM · Eurockot Launch ServicesIridium Constellation
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Rokot/Briz-KM flight · 2nd this yearEurockot Launch Services's 3rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,542nd orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Iridium 97 · NORAD 27450 · 2002-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- IRIDIUM 97
- Object ID
- 2002-031A
- Epoch
- 2002-06-20 09:21:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.52510957 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0371618
- Inclination
- 86.5883°
- Ascending node
- 87.1466°
- Arg. of perigee
- 151.1539°
- Mean anomaly
- 211.0758°
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Iridium 97 · NORAD 27450 · re-entered December 27, 2019
- Iridium 98 · NORAD 27451 · re-entered August 24, 2018
Briz-KM No. 72502 · re-entered November 16, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Iridium satellite constellation provides L band voice and data information coverage to satellite phones, pagers and integrated transceivers over the entire Earth surface.
Pad
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
131st launch from 133/3 (133L), 2nd this year · 1,522nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
159 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
95 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Iridium 97 & 98 launch?
Iridium 97 & 98 launched on June 20, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Iridium 97 & 98?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Iridium 97 & 98?
Rokot/Briz-KM, flown by Eurockot Launch Services. Rokot/Briz-KM spec sheet
Where did Iridium 97 & 98 launch from?
133/3 (133L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Iridium 97 & 98 reach?
Iridium 97, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 669 km orbit inclined 86.6°.
How many satellites did Iridium 97 & 98 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Iridium 97 & 98 part of?
Iridium Constellation. About Iridium Constellation