Rokot / Briz-KM | Iridium 97 & 98
Status: Success | Launched: Jun 20, 2002 09:33 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Eurockot Launch Services (Commercial)
- Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM — Rokot family
Mission
The Iridium satellite constellation provides L band voice and data information coverage to satellite phones, pagers and integrated transceivers over the entire Earth surface.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 133/3 (133L)
- Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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Program
- Iridium Constellation — The Iridium satellite constellation provides L band voice and data information coverage to satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers. (Wikipedia)
Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.