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Satellite Fact Sheet
Iridium 15
Also called Iridium SV015
General
Designation
24869 / 97034A
Launch date
9 Jul 1997
Country of origin
United States
Mission
Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee
780 km
Inclination
86.4°
Launch vehicle
Delta
#244
Was to be launched with
Proton
#249 but was dropped during a loading operation in the US.
End of life
Out of service
Cause
Decay
14 Oct 2018
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