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Iridium 78
Satellite. Iridium 78 was launched on August 19, 1998 aboard a Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 8, 2018).
COSPAR 1998-048ANORAD 25431United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Iridium 3
- Common name
- Iridium 78
- Payload designation
- Iridium SV078
- International designator
- 1998-048A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25431
- GCAT identifier
- S25431
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/356
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Iridium
- Owner
- Iridium
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Motorola Satellite Communications
- Platform (bus)
- LM700
Launch
- Date
- August 19, 1998 · 23:01 UTC
- Launch record
- 1998-048Success
- Rocket
- Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD
- Spaceport
- Taiyuan · pad LC7
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/P
- Perigee
- 776 km
- Apogee
- 779 km
- Inclination
- 86.39°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- February 8, 2018
- Last known active
- Jan 28, 2018
- End of operations
- Jan 20, 2018
Size
- Mass
- 667 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 Q111498092 (CC0).