IRIDIUM 28

24948
Spacetrack Directory Number
1997-09-14
Orbit launches
778.2 km
Average height
26878.86 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information IRIDIUM 28

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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 771 km
Apogee 774 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 86.4°
Laps per day 14
Height IRIDIUM 28 778.2 km

Additional information IRIDIUM 28

IRIDIUM 28, 24948 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 28 Date of exalting 14.09.1997y. Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 28 hundred 778.2 km. Average velocity IRIDIUM 28 is 26878.86 km/h. Inclination IRIDIUM 28 satellite 86.4°.

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Update time: 2026-09-12
Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 28 is: 778.2km
Average velocity IRIDIUM 28 is: 26878.86km/h
Average orbit height IRIDIUM 28 is: 86.4°
IRIDIUM 28 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1997-09-14
IRIDIUM 28 is from 10591 days Days in orbit.