| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Iridium 96 (Iridium SV096) |
| 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) | 745 |
| Apogee (km) | 754 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000632066858627713 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 87.2 |
| Period (minutes) | 99.8 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 689 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 556 |
| Power (watts) | 1,400 (EOL) |
| Date of Launch | 11-02-2002 |
| Expected Lifetime | 8 yrs. |
| Contractor | Motorola Satellite Communications Group |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
| Launch Vehicle | Delta 2 |
| COSPAR Number | 2002-005E |
| NORAD Number | 27376 |
| Comments | Spare; stored in 670 km storage orbit, not raised to 780 km operational orbit until needed |