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Launch · COSPAR 1998-010 · 18 Feb 1998

IRIDIUM 52

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

Payloads

5

Catalogued objects

8

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

0

Decayed

8

100% 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 · 8

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Payload Payload · 5

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
IRIDIUM 52Iridium NEXT251691998-010ADecayedLEO124 / 191 km86.53°05 Nov 2018Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 56Iridium NEXT251701998-010BDecayedLEO135 / 178 km86.38°11 Oct 2018Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 54Iridium NEXT251711998-010CDecayedLEO113 / 165 km86.39°11 May 2019Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 50Iridium NEXT251721998-010DDecayedLEO134 / 207 km86.70°23 Sept 2018Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 53Iridium NEXT251731998-010EDecayedLEO111 / 172 km86.76°30 Sept 2018Iridium Communications

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 2 R/B251741998-010FDecayedLEO135 / 154 km83.62°27 Aug 1998—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
IRIDIUM 53 DEB252411998-010GDecayedLEO403 / 460 km86.51°05 Mar 1998—
IRIDIUM 53 DEB252421998-010HDecayedLEO261 / 425 km86.45°14 Mar 1998—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1998-010
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
18 Feb 1998
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNHY5

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1998-010; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.