1997年12月8日,位于晋西北高原的太原卫星发射中心,四周的山峦银装素裹。下午3时16分49秒,伴随着震耳欲聋的轰鸣和一道耀眼夺目的火光,长征二号丙改进型运载火箭凌空而起,50多分钟后美国摩托罗拉公司的两颗铱星送入预定轨道。这样,我国承揽的22颗铱星发射合同的首次发射圆满成 December 8, 1997, is located in the northwestern plateau of Taiyuan, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, surrounded by mountains of silver-wrapped. 3:16:49 PM, accompanied by a deafening roar and a dazzling flare, the Long March II improved C carrier rocket, more than 50 minutes after the United States Motorola’s two Iridium into the scheduled orbit. In this way, the first launch of the contract for the delivery of 22 Iridium satellite contracts concluded by our country was completed successfully