SpaceX

Iridium-8

Falcon 9 Block 5

SUCCESS
Success

Friday, January 11, 2019 · 15:31 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 eighth 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

Polar Orbit (PO)

Probability

60%

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Variant: Block 5

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632° N, 120.611° W

82

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684

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74

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2

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