Operational Iridium

Deployment of the 66-satellite Iridium constellation has been completed with the launch of five spacecraft from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., setting the stage for commercial operations scheduled to begin in four months. Motorola's launch of the five spacecraft May 17 on a Boeing Delta 2 booster caps an...

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