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Iridium 33
Communications satellite operated by Iridium Communications. Iridium 33 was launched on September 14, 1997 aboard a Proton-K/17S40 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: collided (Feb 10, 2009).
COSPAR 1997-051CNORAD 24946United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Iridium 33
- Payload designation
- Iridium SV033
- International designator
- 1997-051C
- NORAD catalog number
- 24946
- GCAT identifier
- S24946
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Iridium
- Owner
- Iridium
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Motorola Satellite Communications
- Platform (bus)
- LM700
Launch
- Date
- September 14, 1997 · 01:36 UTC
- Launch record
- 1997-051Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/17S40
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/23
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/P
- Perigee
- 774 km
- Apogee
- 780 km
- Inclination
- 86.39°
- Status
- Collided
- Status date
- February 10, 2009
- Last known active
- February 2009
- End of operations
- Feb 10, 2009
Size
- Mass
- 662 kg
- Dry mass
- 556 kg
- Length
- 3.5 m
- Diameter
- 1.00 m
- Span
- 5.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2725562 (CC0).