Five Iridium Satellites
Establishment of a planned 66-satellite constellation for the Iridium global communications system is underway with the launch of five of the spacecraft on a single McDonnell Douglas Delta 2 booster from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The May 5 launch was conducted nearly four months later then previously...
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