Iridium 7
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| Launch date | May 5, 1997 |
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| Manufacturers | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 |
| Bus | LM-700 |
| Mission type | Communications satellite |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
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| ID | 2284601 |
About Iridium 7
Iridium 7 was a U. S. Iridium communications satellite. It was launched into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 14:55 GMT on 5 May 1997, by a Delta II 7920-10C carrier rocket. It was operated in Plane 4 of the Iridium satellite constellation, with an ascending node of 262. 4°.
