IRIDIUM 44

25078
Spacetrack Directory Number
1997-12-08
Orbit launches
768.66 km
Average height
26896.84 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information IRIDIUM 44

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Orbit launches 1997-12-08 (28 years ago)
Days in orbit 10490
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point TAISC (Taiyuan Space Center, China)
Categories
Perigee 762 km
Apogee 766 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 86.39°
Laps per day 14
Height IRIDIUM 44 768.66 km

Additional information IRIDIUM 44

IRIDIUM 44, 25078 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 08 Dec 1997 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C-III/SD launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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 44 Date of exalting 08.12.1997y. Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 44 hundred 768.66 km. Average velocity IRIDIUM 44 is 26896.84 km/h. Inclination IRIDIUM 44 satellite 86.39°.

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Update time: 2026-08-27 20:00:23
Average height of ISS IRIDIUM 44 is: 768.66km
Average velocity IRIDIUM 44 is: 26896.84km/h
Average orbit height IRIDIUM 44 is: 86.39°
IRIDIUM 44 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1997-12-08
IRIDIUM 44 is from 10490 days Days in orbit.