Iridium 88 & 89

Launched a pair of Iridium mobile communications satellites from Taiyuan into low Earth orbit, part of China's contracted contribution to completing Motorola's 66-satellite Iridium constellation.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

2 T

Flight

6th

of 7 Long March 2C/SD flights

Date and time

19 December 1998, 11:39 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2C/SD

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 7, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Communications

International designator

1998-074

Launches in 1998

79th of 82

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