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Launch · COSPAR 1997-082 · 20 Dec 1997

IRIDIUM 45

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

Payloads

5

Catalogued objects

19

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

6

Decayed

13

68% 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 · 19

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Payload Payload · 5

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
IRIDIUM 45Iridium NEXT251041997-082AUnknownLEO377 / 478 km86.35°on orbitIridium Communications
IRIDIUM 24Iridium NEXT251051997-082BUnknownLEO741 / 759 km86.39°on orbitIridium Communications
IRIDIUM 47Iridium NEXT251061997-082CDecayedLEO100 / 150 km86.36°01 Sept 2018Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 48Iridium NEXT251071997-082DDecayedLEO105 / 137 km86.35°05 May 2001Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 49Iridium NEXT251081997-082EDecayedLEO119 / 181 km86.36°13 Feb 2018Iridium Communications

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 2 R/B251091997-082FDecayedLEO142 / 155 km83.57°24 Jun 1998—

Debris Debris · 13

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
IRIDIUM 47 DEB251411997-082GDecayedLEO276 / 308 km86.47°17 Feb 1998—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB402481997-082HDecayedLEO314 / 327 km85.80°12 Aug 2020—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB402491997-082JInactiveLEO748 / 751 km86.38°on orbit—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB402501997-082KDecayedLEO413 / 437 km85.79°29 Jan 2015—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB402511997-082LInactiveLEO693 / 861 km86.33°on orbit—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB402521997-082MDecayedLEO451 / 486 km86.38°11 Mar 2023—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB402531997-082NDecayedLEO488 / 510 km86.14°22 May 2015—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB402541997-082PInactiveLEO586 / 654 km85.99°on orbit—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB402551997-082QInactiveLEO657 / 835 km86.28°on orbit—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB402561997-082RDecayedLEO399 / 404 km86.27°24 Nov 2018—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB402571997-082SDecayedLEO299 / 346 km86.26°29 Mar 2015—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB570021997-082TDecayedLEO596 / 608 km86.38°28 Feb 2024—
IRIDIUM 47 DEB570031997-082UDecayedLEO394 / 423 km86.34°10 Dec 2024—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1997-082
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
20 Dec 1997
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNHXQ

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1997-082; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.