SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 4Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-3
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.October 9, 2017Add to calendar
Launch SuccessfulWeather 90% go
SpaceX's 48th launch · 14th this year · humanity's 5,680th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 9, 12:37 – Oct 9, 12:37 UTC
Flight preview
Iridium-3
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 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.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
- B1041 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship @ Just Read the Instructions · landed · zone record 156/157
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