WDC SI Launch Announcement 13242: Iridium 97 and 98

COSPAR/ISES
                WORLD WARNING AGENCY FOR SATELLITES
              WORLD DATA CENTER FOR SATELLITE INFORMATION
           NSSDC, NASA/GSFC, GREENBELT, MARYLAND, 20771. USA

SPACEWARN 13242


                      COSPAR/WWAS     USSPACECOM NUMBER
SPACECRAFT         INTERNATIONAL ID   (CATALOG NUMBER)   LAUNCH DATE,UT

IRIDIUM 97              2002-031A            27450         20 June 2002
IRIDIUM 98              2002-031B            27451         20 june 2002

[These had been reported in SPACEWARN 13239 with the tentative names, 
Payload-A
and Payload-B.]

DR. JOSEPH H. KING, DIRECTOR, WDC for Satellite Information
[PH: (301) 286 7355.
E-MAIL: KING@NSSDCA.GSFC.NASA.GOV
02 JULY 2002, 11:20 UT]
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