IRIDIUM 96 (27376)

COSPAR: 2002-005E | Alt Name: Iridium 96

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 11, 2002

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC2W

Launch Vehicle

Delta 7920-10C

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

27376

International Designator

2002-005E

Decay Date

5/30/2020

Basic Satellite Info

Name

IRIDIUM 96

Alternative Name

Iridium 96

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

IRIDS

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

N/A

Summary

IRIDIUM 96 is a communication satellite launched on February 11, 2002, from AFWTR SLC2W using a Delta 7920-10C launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 3.5 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter with a span of 5 meters. It was manufactured by MOTO under the LM700 bus configuration as an LM-700A model for the US-based Iridium constellation. IRIDIUM 96 carries the payload designated as Iridium SV096, weighs 655 kilograms at launch with a dry mass of 556 kilograms, and is powered by two deployable solar arrays along with batteries. The satellite's shape can be described as a box with two panels and has an RCS value of 3.5194. Its mission lasted for approximately 8 years.

Physical Characteristics

Length

3.5

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

556

Launch Mass

655

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

3.5194

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Iridium SV096

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

MOTO

Life Expectancy

8 years

Bus

LM700

Configuration

LM-700A

Motor

Primex EHT

Equipment

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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