IRIDIUM 16

24841
Spacetrack Directory Number
1997-06-18
Orbit launches


Satellite information IRIDIUM 16

Spacetrack Directory Name IRIDIUM 16
Orbit launches 1997-06-18
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Categories
Perigee 766 km
Apogee 772 km

Additional information IRIDIUM 16

IRIDIUM 16, 24841 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 18 Jun 1997 UTC via a PROTON-K/17S40 launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite IRIDIUM 16 Date of exalting 18.06.1997y.


Update time: 2025-02-18 07:00:09
IRIDIUM 16 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1997-06-18