IRIDIUM 29

24944
Spacetrack Directory Number
1997-09-14
Orbit launches
781.15 km
Average height
26873.35 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information IRIDIUM 29

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Orbit launches 1997-09-14 (28 years ago)
Days in orbit 10591
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan)
Categories
Perigee 774 km
Apogee 777 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 86.4°
Laps per day 14
Height IRIDIUM 29 781.15 km

Additional information IRIDIUM 29

IRIDIUM 29, 24944 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 14 Sep 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 29 Date of exalting 14.09.1997y. Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 29 hundred 781.15 km. Average velocity IRIDIUM 29 is 26873.35 km/h. Inclination IRIDIUM 29 satellite 86.4°.

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Update time: 2026-09-12
Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 29 is: 781.15km
Average velocity IRIDIUM 29 is: 26873.35km/h
Average orbit height IRIDIUM 29 is: 86.4°
IRIDIUM 29 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1997-09-14
IRIDIUM 29 is from 10591 days Days in orbit.