SpaceX
Iridium-4
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, December 23, 2017 · 01:27 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 fourth 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
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Variant: Full Thrust
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.632° N, 120.611° W
75
Pad Launches
674
Location Launches
52
Agency Launches
88
Orbital This Year