Norad ID: 25262
| Spacetrack Directory Name | IRIDIUM 51 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | TAISC (Taiyuan Space Center, China) |
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| Perigee | 456 km |
| Apogee | 743 km |
IRIDIUM 51, 25262 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 25 Mar 1998 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 51 Date of exalting 25.03.1998y.