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IRIDIUM 5

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IRIDIUM 5 is classified as:


NORAD ID: 24795
Int'l Code: 1997-020D
Perigee: 525.7 km
Apogee: 699.4 km
Inclination: 86.4 °
Period: 96.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 6983 km
RCS: 4.1696 m2 (large)
Launch date: May 5, 1997
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

According to Ron Sladen, the only person who tracks the Iridium system, Iridium 51 may have replaced Iridium 5, but its not certain at this time.
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Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 24795U 97020D   24140.09277138  .00013724  00000-0  13047-2 0  9997
2 24795  86.3908 264.3145 0124352 105.6583 255.8404 14.87610936426772
Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC