SpaceX
Iridium-3
Falcon 9 Block 4
SUCCESS
Success
Monday, October 9, 2017 · 12:37 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 third 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 4
Variant: Block 4
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.632° N, 120.611° W
74
Pad Launches
671
Location Launches
48
Agency Launches
65
Orbital This Year