Delta II 7920 launched five more Iridium satellites from Vandenberg, bringing the mobile-communications constellation to 46 satellites in orbit and closing out Iridium's 1997 launch campaign.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.3 T
- Flight
- 6th
- of 17 Delta II 7920-10C flights
- Date and time
- 20 December 1997, 13:16 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta II 7920-10C
- Builder
- ULA
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1997-082
- Launches in 1997
- 85th of 89
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