China Aerospace CorporationLong March 2C/SDLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Long March 2C/SD | Iridium 51 & 61
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China Aerospace Corporation's 20th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,226th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 25, 17:01 – Mar 25, 17:01 UTC
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Iridium 51 & 61
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.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Pad — Launch Complex 7
32 launches from this pad · 160 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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