Iridium 88 & 89
Long March 2C-III/SD
China Aerospace Corporation
Mission
Iridium 88 & 89
Type: Communications
Iridium provides global mobile telecommunications services using a constellation of 66 low earth orbit satellites in a 86.4° inclined orbit. Although 77 satellites were originally envisioned for the system and spawned the name based on the 77th element in the periodic table, the system has been scaled back. Motorola’s Satellite Communications Group designed and manufactured the Iridium satellites with Lockheed Martin providing the LM-700A spacecraft buses.
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Location
Launch Complex 7
Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China
121 rockets have launched from Taiyuan, People’s Republic of China.
Rocket
Long March 2C-III/SD – China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Family: Long March 2
- Length: 42 m
- Diameter: 3.35 m
- Launch Mass: 192 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 3850 kg
The Long March 2C-III/SD was manufactured by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation with the first launch on 1997-09-01. Long March 2C-III/SD has 7 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 7 launches. The Long March 2C is a family of expendable launch vehicles made and operated by China. It is a two stage launch vehicle with storable propellants, consisting of Nitrogen Tetroxide and Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine.
Agency
China Aerospace Corporation – CASC
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: CASC
- Country: CHN
