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To: Shawn Taylor who wrote (473)3/25/1998 11:33:00 AM
From: Captain Nemo  Respond to of 2693
 
Launch update for those interested.

March 27: Boeing Delta 2 (7920) on flight 255 with Iridium Mission-8 (5 comsats) from Space Launch Complex-2 West at Vandenberg Air Force Base,Calif., with a five-second launch window opening at 1:19:33 a.m. EST (0619:33-:38 GMT).

April 2: Krunichev Proton (Block DM) on the third Iridium mission (7 comsats)from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakstan. Launch Time TBD.

April 26: Boeing Delta 2 (7920) on flight 257 with Iridium Mission-9 (5 comsats) from Space Launch Complex-2 West at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., during a five-second launch window opening at 7:14:21 p.m. EDT (2314:21-:26 GMT).

No news regarding the rescheduled date for the Chinese launch.

Regards,

Scott



To: Shawn Taylor who wrote (473)3/25/1998 11:46:00 AM
From: Tech Bull  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2693
 
Small clarification about your post.

The satellites are in Low Earth Orbit and not geosync as you mentioned.

TB