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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Iridium-1

SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 4E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Iridium-1
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Weather probability
60% go

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Family
Falcon
Variant
Full Thrust
Provider
SpaceX
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles