Iridium 33
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| Launch date | September 14, 1997 |
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| Manufacturers | Iridium Communications |
| SATCAT no. | 24946 |
| Perigee altitude | 779. 6 kilometres (484. 4 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 793. 9 kilometres (493. 3 mi) |
| Destroyed | Kosmos 2251 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2073796 |
About Iridium 33
Iridium 33 was a communications satellite launched by the United States for Iridium Communications. It was launched into low Earth orbit from Site 81/23 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 01:36 GMT on 14 September 1997, by a Proton-K carrier rocket with a Block DM2 upper stage.