IRIDIUM 33

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Technical details

Status: retired
NORAD number: 24946
COSPAR number: 1997-051C
Operator: Iridium
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
Model: LM-700A
Launch: 14 Sept 1997 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton K
Launch mass: 689 kg
Dry mass: 689 kg
Expected lifetime: 8+ years
Orbit: LEO