SpaceX
Iridium-7
Falcon 9 Block 5
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 · 11:39 UTC
Mission
/01SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 10 satellites to low Earth orbit for Iridium, a global leader in mobile voice and data satellite communications. This is the seventh set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium’s next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium® NEXT.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
90%
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Variant: Block 5
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.632° N, 120.611° W
79
Pad Launches
680
Location Launches
66
Agency Launches
61
Orbital This Year