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Launch · COSPAR 1998-074 · 19 Dec 1998

IRIDIUM 20

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 20Iridium NEXT255771998-074ADecayedLEO104 / 162 km86.59°22 Oct 2018Iridium Communications
IRIDIUM 11Iridium NEXT255781998-074BDecayedLEO113 / 193 km86.39°22 Oct 2018Iridium Communications

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
CZ-2C R/B255791998-074CDecayedLEO105 / 137 km86.34°21 Jan 1999—

Debris Debris · 5

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
CZ-2C DEB [DISPENSER]255801998-074DDecayedLEO123 / 151 km86.30°02 Apr 1999—
CZ-2C DEB255811998-074EDecayedLEO171 / 435 km86.01°23 Dec 1998—
CZ-2C DEB255821998-074FDecayedLEO165 / 482 km86.68°22 Dec 1998—
CZ-2C DEB255831998-074GDecayedLEO157 / 390 km86.55°23 Dec 1998—
CZ-2C DEB255841998-074HDecayedLEO165 / 481 km86.04°24 Dec 1998—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1998-074
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
19 Dec 1998
Launch site
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Site code
TAISC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNJ05

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1998-074; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.