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Launch · COSPAR 1998-019 · 30 Mar 1998

IRIDIUM 55

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

Payloads

5

Catalogued objects

8

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

7

88% 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 55Iridium NEXT252721998-019ADecayedLEO120 / 199 km86.68°31 Mar 2019Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 57Iridium NEXT252731998-019BUnknownLEO769 / 773 km86.40°on orbitIridium Communications
IRIDIUM 58Iridium NEXT252741998-019CDecayedLEO120 / 192 km86.69°07 Apr 2019Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 59Iridium NEXT252751998-019DDecayedLEO110 / 161 km86.50°11 Mar 2019Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 60Iridium NEXT252761998-019EDecayedLEO123 / 196 km86.60°17 Mar 2019Iridium Communications

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 2 R/B252771998-019FDecayedLEO133 / 165 km82.98°11 May 1998—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
IRIDIUM DEB252981998-019GDecayedLEO347 / 368 km86.63°30 Apr 1998—
IRIDIUM DEB252991998-019HDecayedLEO225 / 285 km86.59°25 Apr 1998—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1998-019
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
30 Mar 1998
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNHYE

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1998-019; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.