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Iridium 46
Communications satellite operated by Iridium Communications. Iridium 46 was launched on December 20, 1997 aboard a Delta 7920-10C from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 11, 2019).
COSPAR 1997-082BNORAD 24905United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Iridium 46
- Payload designation
- Iridium SV046
- International designator
- 1997-082B
- NORAD catalog number
- 24905
- GCAT identifier
- S24905
- 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
- December 20, 1997 · 13:16 UTC
- Launch record
- 1997-082Success
- Rocket
- Delta 7920-10C
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC2W
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/P
- Perigee
- 775 km
- Apogee
- 779 km
- Inclination
- 86.40°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- May 11, 2019
- Last known active
- May 1998
- End of operations
- May 1998
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 Q111498490 (CC0).