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LM-700
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The LM-700 is a satellite bus which was built by Lockheed Martin between the mid-1990s and early 2000s. Typically used for low Earth orbit communications satellites, ninety nine were built, all but one for Iridium Satellite LLC. The exception was a technology development satellite for the United States Air Force, which was never launched. In addition, two boilerplate satellites were launched on a test flight of the Chinese Long March 2C rocket.
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Manufacturer | Motorola Lockheed Martin |
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Country of origin | ![]() |
Operator | Iridium Satellite LLC |
Applications | Communication |
Specifications | |
Launch mass | 689 kilograms (1,519 lb) |
Power | 2 Solar arrays |
Regime | Low Earth |
Production | |
Status | Out of production |
Built | 99 |
Launched | 95 |
Operational | At least 66 |
Retired | At least 2 |
Failed | 5 |
Maiden launch | Iridium 4 5 May 1997 |
Last launch | Iridium 98 20 June 2002 |
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