FIVE IRIDIUM SATELLITES
Were launched successfully Aug. 20 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., on a Boeing Delta 2 booster. The launch occurred at 5:38 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex-2 (SLC-2). The satellites are part of the planned wireless telecommunications network intended to provide global handheld telephone services...
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