DELTA II launches another five Iridium LEO platforms
A Delta II rocket placed five more Iridium communications satellites in low-Earth orbit Wednesday night, bringing to 22 the total number of the so-called "Big LEO" platforms orbited to date. Liftoff from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., came at 8:38 p.m. EDT, and Iridum later declared the launch a success...
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