Long March 2C/SD | Iridium 76 & 78
China Aerospace Corporation · Long March 2C/SD · Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Corporation's 24th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 4,257th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 19, 23:01 – Aug 19, 23:01 UTC
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Iridium 76 & 78
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 · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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