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IRIDIUM 179
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IRIDIUM 179 is a Iridium Communications communications satellite, part of the Iridium constellation, launched on May 20, 2023 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 20, 2023 at 01:16 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Iridium-9 & OneWeb 19
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 630 km
- Periapsis
- 627 km
- Inclination
- 86.68°
- Orbital period
- 97.28 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Iridium Communications
- Manufacturer
- Thales Alenia Space
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 860 kg
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
- Detailed purpose
- Voice & data communications
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2023-068W
- NORAD catalog №
- 56730
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- Iridium
- Status
- Operational
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