Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Iridium 54 (Iridium SV054) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Iridium Satellite LLC |
Users |
Government/Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Polar |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
776 |
Apogee (km) |
779 |
Eccentricity |
0.000209863588667366 |
Inclination (degrees) |
86.4 |
Period (minutes) |
100.4 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
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Dry Mass (kg.) |
556 |
Power (watts) |
1,400 (EOL) |
Date of Launch |
18-02-1998 |
Expected Lifetime |
8 yrs. |
Contractor |
Motorola Satellite Communications Group |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 7920 |
COSPAR Number |
1998-010C |
NORAD Number |
25171 |
Comments |
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