Iridium 28

USA


Spacecraft n°:

US spacecraft n°:

Also called Iridium SV028

Launch data:

Designation: 24948 / 97051E
Launch date 14 Sep 1997 - 01:36:54 UT
Launch site B, LC81/23
Launch vehicle  Proton-K/DM-2 17S40
(391-01 #252)
Mission: Telecommunications
Polar LEO orbit :
Perigee / Apogee 776 x 778 km
Eccentricity 1.40E-04
Inclination 86.4 deg
Period 100.38 min



Spacecraft data:

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


Ref: #7, #15, #226 - update: 28.11.09