SpaceX

Iridium-1

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, January 14, 2017 · 17:54 UTC

Mission

/01

SpaceX’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 first 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

60%

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

Variant: Full Thrust

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632° N, 120.611° W

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