Norad ID: 24793
| Spacetrack Directory Name | IRIDIUM 7 |
| Follow IRIDIUM 7 | IRIDIUM 7 Tracker |
| Pass predictions IRIDIUM 7 | Pass predictions IRIDIUM 7 |
| Orbit launches |
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| Days in orbit | 10704 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 776 km |
| Apogee | 779 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 86.4° |
| Laps per day | 14 |
| Height IRIDIUM 7 | 783 km |
Iridium 7 was a U.S. Iridium communications satellite. It was launched into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 14:55 GMT on 5 May 1997, by a Delta II 7920-10C carrier rocket. It was operated in Plane 4 of the Iridium satellite constellation, with an ascending node of 262.4°.It had a partial technical failure in 2009 and was subsequently paired with Iridium 51, and relegated to following it and managing traffic routing.
satellite IRIDIUM 7 Date of exalting 05.05.1997y. Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 7 hundred 783 km. Average velocity IRIDIUM 7 is 26869.83 km/h. Inclination IRIDIUM 7 satellite 86.4°.