Iridium 98

USA

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

Also called Iridium SV098

Launch data:

Designation:27451 / 02031B
Launch date20 Jun 2002 - 09:33:46 UT
Launch site Plesetsk, LC-133/3
Launch vehicle Rokot/Briz-KM (#7)
MissionCommunications
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee 660 km
Inclination 86.4°

In a 667 km storage orbit, will not be raised to the 780 km operational orbit until needed

Specifications:

Prime contractor Lockheed Martin
Platform Iridium (LM700 bus)
Mass at launch 690 kg
Mass in orbit  
Dry mass 556 kg
Dimension 1 x 2 m
Solar array  
Stabilization 3-axis
DC power EOL: 1400 W
Design lifetime5 years

End of live:

Re-entered date:  24 Aug 2018 (.28)
Lifetime: 

Iridium′s payload:

Modulation TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access)
Capacity 3840 phone circuits
Voice 4800 bps
Fax 2400 bps
Data 2400 bps
Total Bandwith 200 MHz
Mobile links 1.5/1.6 GHz
Intersatellite links Ka-band: 18.8-20.2/27.5-30 GHz
Ref: #3(SD550), #7, #15(1.12.02) - update: 11.10.18