Iridium 25

Satellite. Iridium 25 was launched on August 21, 1997 aboard a Delta 7920-10C from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 14, 2018).

COSPAR 1997-043BNORAD 24904United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Iridium 25
Payload designation: Iridium SV025
International designator: 1997-043B
NORAD catalog number: 24904
GCAT identifier: S24904
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/339

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Iridium
Owner: Iridium
Country: United States
Builder: Motorola Satellite Communications
Platform (bus): LM700

Launch

Date: August 21, 1997 · 00:38 UTC
Launch record: 1997-043Success
Rocket: Delta 7920-10C
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/P
Perigee: 775 km
Apogee: 780 km
Inclination: 86.40°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 14, 2018
Last known active: August 2006
End of operations: Feb 10, 2018

Size

Mass: 662 kg
Dry mass: 556 kg
Length: 3.5 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 5.0 m

Launched together

Iridium 26Communications · Iridium Iridium 23Communications · Iridium Iridium 22Communications · Iridium Iridium 24Communications · Iridium

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111498581 (CC0).