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Long March 2C/SD | Iridium MFS 1 & 2
Long March 2C/SD
Sep 1, 1997, 2:00 PM UTC
Sep 1, 1997, 2:00 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
The Iridium-MFS payloads were mass models of the Iridium communications satellites. Two were launched to test the new CZ-2C (2) SD launch vehicle and the payload dispenser.
- Type
- Test Flight
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Programs
- Iridium Constellation
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 7
- Location
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country
- 🇨🇳 CHN
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 12.3°C
- Wind
- 12 km/h @ 10°
- Sky
- Overcast
- Source
- open-meteo-archive