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China Aerospace Corporation
Long March 2C/SD | Iridium MFS 1 & 2
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
The Iridium-MFS payloads were mass models of the Iridium communications satellites. Two were launched to test the new CZ-2C (2) SD launch vehicle and the payload dispenser.
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