Delta II launched five Iridium mobile-communications satellites (Iridium 19, 34, 35, 36, and 37) from Vandenberg Air Force Base into low Earth orbit, continuing buildout of the Iridium constellation.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.3 T
- Flight
- 4th
- of 17 Delta II 7920-10C flights
- Date and time
- 27 September 1997, 01:23 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta II 7920-10C
- Builder
- ULA
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1997-056
- Launches in 1997
- 58th of 89
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