China Aerospace CorporationLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

Iridium MFS 1 & 2

Name: Long March 2C/SD | Iridium MFS 1 & 2
Start: 1997-09-01T14:00:15Z
Location: Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 2C/SD

Launched Mon, Sep 1 · 2:00:15 PM UTC1997-09-01 14:00:15 UTCLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

50th

orbital launch attempt in 1997

China Aerospace Corporation

4th

launch this year

Launch Complex 7

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

2555 d 13 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

The Iridium-MFS payloads were mass models of the Iridium communications satellites. Two were launched to test the new CZ-2C (2) SD launch vehicle and the payload dispenser.

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Long March 2C/SD

Vehicle history

Height

42m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

3,850kg

Liftoff thrust

2,786kN

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China Aerospace CorporationLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

Iridium MFS 1 & 2

Long March 2C/SD

Launched Mon, Sep 1 · 2:00:15 PM UTC1997-09-01 14:00:15 UTCLaunch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

Worldwide

50th

orbital launch attempt in 1997

China Aerospace Corporation

4th

launch this year

Launch Complex 7

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

2555 d 13 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

The Iridium-MFS payloads were mass models of the Iridium communications satellites. Two were launched to test the new CZ-2C (2) SD launch vehicle and the payload dispenser.

Launch Provider

China Aerospace Corporation

Government · China

Launches

Successful

89%

Upcoming

scheduled

All China Aerospace Corporation launches Website Wikipedia

Long March 2C/SD

Vehicle history

Height

42m

Diameter

3.4m

To low Earth orbit

3,850kg

Liftoff thrust

2,786kN

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Iridium MFS 1 & 2

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 2C/SD

Never Miss a Launch.

Iridium MFS 1 & 2

Mission

China Aerospace Corporation

Long March 2C/SD

Never Miss a Launch.