Launch date 5 May 1997 | COSPAR ID 1997-020B Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2W Regime Low Earth Bus LM-700 Mission type Communications satellite | |
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Similar Lewis, FORTE, Iridium 33, Progress M‑34, Nahuel 1A | ||
Iridium 72 satellite flare at 7 magnitude
Iridium 7 was an U.S. Iridium communications satellite. It was launched into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 14:55 GMT on 5 May 1997, by a Delta II 7920-10C carrier rocket. It was operated in Plane 4 of the Iridium satellite constellation, with an ascending node of 262.4°.
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