Iridium-MFS 1, 2

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.

Nation:	China
Type / Application:	Launch vehicle evaluation
Operator:
Contractors:
Equipment:	?
Configuration:
Propulsion:	None
Power:
Lifetime:
Mass:	~700 kg
Orbit:	619 km × 627 km, 86.3°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Iridium-MFS 1	1997-048A	01.09.1997	TY LC-7		CZ-2C (2) SD	with Iridium-MFS 2
Iridium-MFS 2	1997-048B	01.09.1997	TY LC-7		CZ-2C (2) SD	with Iridium-MFS 1

Launch Sites:

TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China

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