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Iridium 14A
Communications satellite operated by Iridium Communications. Iridium 14A was launched on June 11, 1999 aboard a Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 15, 2019).
COSPAR 1999-032ANORAD 25777United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Iridium 14A
- Payload designation
- Iridium SV092
- International designator
- 1999-032A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25777
- GCAT identifier
- S25777
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/359
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Iridium
- Owner
- Iridium
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Motorola Satellite Communications
- Platform (bus)
- LM700
Launch
- Date
- June 11, 1999 · 17:15 UTC
- Launch record
- 1999-032Success
- Rocket
- Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD
- Spaceport
- Taiyuan · pad LC7
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/P
- Perigee
- 708 km
- Apogee
- 712 km
- Inclination
- 86.52°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- March 15, 2019
- Last known active
- August 2006
- End of operations
- Feb 27, 2019
Size
- Mass
- 655 kg
- Dry mass
- 556 kg
- Length
- 3.5 m
- Diameter
- 1.00 m
- Span
- 5.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111497837 (CC0).