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2017-0100

IRIDIUM 74

IRIDIUM 74 (NORAD 25345) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 11 June 2017, after 19 years in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
25345
International designator
1998-032D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 May 1998Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Jun 2017UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
19 years6,965 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
—
Mass
662 kg
Operator
Iridium
Built by
Motorola / LMMS/Sunnyvale
Bus
LM700
Programme
Iridium

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

19 years

IRIDIUM 74’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 11 Jun 2017

1 entry
2017-0101CYGNUS OA-7

From the same launch

1998-032
1999-0151DELTA 2 R/B2018-0097IRIDIUM 722018-0127IRIDIUM 752018-0192IRIDIUM 70In orbitIridium SV073
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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