WASHINGTON-Iridium L.L.C. announced that five additional satellites were launched Feb. 18, following several delays caused by unfavorable upper-level winds, said the company.
The satellites were carried on a Delta II rocket launched from the Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellites will be placed in a low earth orbit, along with the other satellites in Iridium’s planned 66-satellite constellation. Iridium hopes to begin offering satellite-based mobile phone, paging and data services by September.
