| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Iridium 98 (Iridium SV098) |
| 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) | 748 |
| Apogee (km) | 750 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00014046916701784 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 86.4 |
| Period (minutes) | 99.8 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 689 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 556 |
| Power (watts) | 1,400 (EOL) |
| Date of Launch | 20-06-2002 |
| Expected Lifetime | 8 yrs. |
| Contractor | Motorola Satellite Communications Group |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Plesetsk Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Rokot/BrizKM |
| COSPAR Number | 2002-031B |
| NORAD Number | 27451 |
| Comments | Operational |