Success

Iridium 62 to 68

Name: Iridium 62 to 68 launch
Start: 1998-04-07T02:13:03+00:00
End: 1998-04-07T02:13:03+00:00
Location: 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Proton-K/17S40Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center81/23 (81L)

Tuesday, April 7, 1998 · 02:13 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Proton-K/17S40

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Proton-M Blok DM-03 is a four stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. It is a Proton-M with an added DM-03 Fourth stage.

Height58.2 m

LEO Payload21,000 kg

Launches198

Successes183

Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket fami...

Mission Brief

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.

PayloadIridium 62 to 68

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

CustomerIridium Constellation

Stages4

Pad81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan