A DELTA 2 BOOSTER LAUNCHED

A DELTA 2 BOOSTER LAUNCHED five more Iridium satellites into orbit on Dec. 20 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The Iridium venture, which plans to provide mobile voice communications worldwide, now has 46 of its 66 low-Earth orbit satellites in orbit and is on track to begin commercial service this fall.

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