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Launch · COSPAR 1998-018 · 25 Mar 1998

IRIDIUM 51

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center · CN38.85°, 111.61°

Payloads

2

Catalogued objects

8

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

0

Decayed

8

100% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch CenterTaiyuan Satellite Launch Center

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 8

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Payload Payload · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
IRIDIUM 51Iridium NEXT252621998-018ADecayedLEO149 / 165 km86.33°14 Mar 2026Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 61Iridium NEXT252631998-018BDecayedLEO118 / 161 km86.40°23 Jul 2019Iridium Communications

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
CZ-2C R/B252641998-018CDecayedLEO110 / 129 km86.35°25 Apr 1998—

Debris Debris · 5

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
CZ-2C DEB [DISPENSER]252651998-018DDecayedLEO138 / 168 km86.31°10 May 1998—
CZ-2C DEB252661998-018EDecayedLEO157 / 380 km86.67°29 Mar 1998—
CZ-2C DEB252671998-018FDecayedLEO168 / 529 km86.08°30 Mar 1998—
CZ-2C DEB252681998-018GDecayedLEO150 / 290 km86.09°30 Mar 1998—
CZ-2C DEB252691998-018HDecayedLEO155 / 200 km86.60°29 Mar 1998—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1998-018
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
25 Mar 1998
Launch site
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Site code
TAISC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNHYD

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1998-018; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.