LAUNCH CENTER
![Launch Image](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.tlpnetwork.com%2Flaunches%2F1997%2Firidium-mfs-1-2.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Success
Mon Sep 01 1997
China Aerospace Corporation
Iridium MFS 1 & 2
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(2:00 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(2:00 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(2:00 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Long March 2C/SDDescription:
![Long March 2C/SD rocket](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.tlpnetwork.com%2Frockets%2Fb41924c8-b048-494f-b7c8-7adce7cb8f5e.jpeg&w=640&q=75)
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Test Flight
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Pad
Launch Complex 7