Iridium 26

USA

Spacecraft n°:

US spacecraft n°:

Also called Iridium SV026

Launch data:

Designation:24903 / 97043A
Launch date21 Aug 1997 - 00:38:40 UT
Launch site Va, SLC2W
Launch vehicle  Delta 7920-10C (D246)
Mission:Government/Cimm.: Communications
Polar LEO Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 774 x 780 km
Eccentricity 4,20E-04
Inclination 86.4 deg
Period 100.38 min


Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Motorola Satellite Communications Group
Platform 
Operator Iridium Satellite LLC
Mass at launch  689 kg
Dry Mass 556 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array 
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  1400 W (EOL)
Design lifetime  8 yrs

End of live:

End of Operation:  Dec 2011
Cause:  

Ref: #7, #226 - update: 10.02.12