Designation
Spacetrack catalog number
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25077
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COSPAR ID
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1997-077-A
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Name in Spacetrack catalog
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IRIDIUM 42
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Satellite Details
Orbit
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770 x 774 km, 86.4°
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Category | unknown |
Country/organisation of origin | United States |
Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) | 6.2 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated) | Maximum brightness (Magnitude) | 5.1 (at perigee, 100% illuminated) |
Launch
Date
(UTC)
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08 December 1997 07:16
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Launch site | Taiyuan Space Launch Center, China |
Launch vehicle | Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD |
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