LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Mon Sep 01 1997
China Aerospace Corporation
Iridium MFS 1 & 2
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
Name:
Long March 2C/SDDescription:
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