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2000-0369

IRIDIUM 79

IRIDIUM 79 (NORAD 25470) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 29 November 2000, after 2 years, 2 months in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
25470
International designator
1998-051D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
8 Sep 1998Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Nov 2000UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 2 months813 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
86.0°N to 86.0°SFinal inclination 86.0°
Mass
662 kg
Operator
Iridium
Built by
Motorola / LMMS/Sunnyvale
Bus
LM700
Programme
Iridium

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 86.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.0°N and 86.0°S.

Life in orbit

2 years, 2 months

IRIDIUM 79’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 29 Nov 2000

1 entry
2000-0368SL-16 DEB

From the same launch

1998-051
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