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Iridium SV042 on Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD, 1997-12-08 (Success)

ResultSuccess
Date1997-12-08 07:16 UTC
VehicleChang Zheng 2C-III/SDChang Zheng 2C-III/SD
Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD flight no.2success rate so far 100%
No. in 199778 / 87orbital attempts
Agency countryChinaCALT
ItemValue
Launch siteTaiyuan weixing fashe zhongxin
PayloadIridium SV042
GCAT launch tag1997-077
Orbit179 × 663 km · 86.3°
Mass to orbit2.0 t

Neighbouring Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD launches

DatePayloadVehicleSiteResult
1997-09-01Iridium MFS 1Chang Zheng 2C-III/SDTYSCSuccess
1997-12-08Iridium SV042Chang Zheng 2C-III/SDTYSCSuccess
1998-03-25Iridium SV051Chang Zheng 2C-III/SDTYSCSuccess
1998-05-02Iridium SV069Chang Zheng 2C-III/SDTYSCSuccess
1998-08-19Iridium SV078Chang Zheng 2C-III/SDTYSCSuccess
1998-12-19Iridium SV088?Chang Zheng 2C-III/SDTYSCSuccess
1999-06-11Iridium SV092Chang Zheng 2C-III/SDTYSCSuccess

Chang Zheng 2C-III/SD launches per year

1997: 219971998: 419981999: 11999

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Counts orbital launch attempts (successes and failures); suborbital flights excluded. Countries are those of the launching agency.