Norad ID: 24841
| Spacetrack Directory Name | IRIDIUM 16 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
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| Perigee | 766 km |
| Apogee | 772 km |
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.