HALF WAY

Iridium now has half its constellation in orbit. Five more satellites have been launched, bringing the number in low-Earth orbit to 34. The spacecraft were launched on a Boeing Delta 2 from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., at 6:23 p.m. PDT on Sept. 26. The next Iridium launch on a...

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