IRIDIUM 138
NORAD 43071· COSPAR 2018-083B· OneWeb / Iridium· LEO
Launch
Launched on Oct 29, 2018 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2C.
Long March 2C | CFOSAT →
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Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Iridium Communications
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Launched
Dec 23, 2017
Mass
—
Apogee
783 km
Perigee
780 km
Inclination
86.40°
Period
1.67 h
Part of the Iridium NEXT constellation · this satellite is one of 192
Second-generation Iridium constellation; 66 active sats provide global comms.
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