Delta II lifts off with five Iridium replenishment platforms
A Boeing Delta II rocket lifted five more replenishment satellites for the Iridium constellation into polar orbit yesterday, putting the "Big LEO" system back up to speed with replacements for all of the satellites that have failed on orbit. Liftoff from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., came at 5:13 p.m. EDT...
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