Iridium launch delayed
JRBURCA (JRBURCA@aol.com)
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 22:54:40 EDT
Forwarding the following FYI.
-- Jake Rees
<< Technical Problem Delays Boeing Delta II Launch For Iridium(R) System
Satellites
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The detection of
vapor during the loading of propellant on the upper stage of a Boeing
(NYSE: BA) Delta II rocket has delayed Sunday's, April 26, launch for the
Iridium system from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. A new launch date
will be established as soon as the issue is resolved.
The Iridium system is a global wireless communications network that
will combine the worldwide reach of 66 low-Earth-orbit satellites with
land-based wireless systems to enable subscribers to communicate using
handheld telephones and pagers virtually anywhere in the world.
Iridium(R) is a registered trademark and service mark of Iridium LLC.
SOURCE The Boeing Company
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Iridium Launch Delayed (Nasdaq: IRIDF)
WASHINGTON, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunday's, April 26, launch of
five Iridium satellites by a Delta II rocket was delayed due to a
detection of vapor during the loading of propellant on the upper stage of
the launch vehicle. A new launch date will be released as soon as the
issue is resolved.
Iridium LLC is developing and commercializing a global wireless
communications network that will combine the worldwide reach of 66
low-earth-orbit satellites with land-based wireless systems to enable
subscribers to communicate using handheld telephones and pagers virtually
anywhere in the world. Iridium World Communications, Ltd. (Nasdaq: IRIDF)
is the public investment vehicle of Iridium LLC.
Motorola's Satellite Communications Group is the prime contractor for
the Iridium System. The Iridium System is owned by Iridium LLC, an
international consortium of 20 investor organizations representing leading
telecommunications and industrial companies worldwide.
SOURCE Iridium LLC >>