Launched five Iridium mobile communications satellites (Iridium 2, 83, 84, 85 and 86) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, replenishing the 66-satellite Iridium constellation with one operational replacement and four in-orbit spares.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.3 T
- Flight
- 11th
- of 17 Delta II 7920-10C flights
- Date and time
- 6 November 1998, 13:37 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta II 7920-10C
- Builder
- ULA
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1998-066
- Launches in 1998
- 71st of 82
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