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Launch · COSPAR 1997-020 · 05 May 1997

IRIDIUM 8

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

5

Catalogued objects

6

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

4

Decayed

2

33% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 6

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Payload Payload · 5

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
IRIDIUM 8Iridium NEXT247921997-020ADecayedLEO101 / 135 km86.34°24 Nov 2017Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 7Iridium NEXT247931997-020BUnknownLEO769 / 773 km86.40°on orbitIridium Communications
IRIDIUM 6Iridium NEXT247941997-020CDecayedLEO120 / 170 km86.35°23 Dec 2017Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 5Iridium NEXT247951997-020DUnknownLEO502 / 638 km86.38°on orbitIridium Communications
IRIDIUM 4Iridium NEXT247961997-020EUnknownLEO766 / 769 km86.40°on orbitIridium Communications

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 2 R/B247971997-020FInactiveLEO581 / 883 km86.90°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1997-020
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
05 May 1997
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNHVS

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1997-020; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

IRIDIUM 8 — Launch 1997-020, 05 May 1997 | SatelliteIndex