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Launch · COSPAR 1998-048 · 19 Aug 1998

IRIDIUM 3

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 3Iridium NEXT254311998-048ADecayedLEO117 / 185 km86.36°08 Feb 2018Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 76Iridium NEXT254321998-048BDecayedLEO116 / 167 km86.75°28 Aug 2018Iridium Communications

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
CZ-2C R/B254331998-048CDecayedLEO101 / 118 km86.33°21 Sept 1998—

Debris Debris · 5

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
CZ-2C DEB [DISPENSER]254341998-048DDecayedLEO136 / 166 km86.29°23 Sept 1998—
CZ-2C DEB254351998-048EDecayedLEO155 / 296 km86.03°24 Aug 1998—
CZ-2C DEB254361998-048FDecayedLEO152 / 372 km86.61°24 Aug 1998—
CZ-2C DEB254371998-048GDecayedLEO159 / 374 km86.17°24 Aug 1998—
CZ-2C DEB254381998-048HDecayedLEO170 / 510 km86.70°23 Aug 1998—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1998-048
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
19 Aug 1998
Launch site
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Site code
TAISC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNHZB

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1998-048; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.