IRIDIUM 16

24841
Spacetrack Directory Number
1997-06-18
Orbit launches
773.7 km
Average height
26887.3 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information IRIDIUM 16

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Orbit launches 1997-06-18 (29 years ago)
Days in orbit 10679
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Categories
Perigee 766 km
Apogee 772 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 86.41°
Laps per day 14
Height IRIDIUM 16 773.7 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. Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 16 hundred 773.7 km. Average velocity IRIDIUM 16 is 26887.3 km/h. Inclination IRIDIUM 16 satellite 86.4°.

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Update time: 2026-09-13 20:00:21
Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 16 is: 773.7km
Average velocity IRIDIUM 16 is: 26887.3km/h
Average orbit height IRIDIUM 16 is: 86.4°
IRIDIUM 16 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1997-06-18
IRIDIUM 16 is from 10679 days Days in orbit.