Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-5
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 4 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX's 58th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 5,736th orbital launch attempt
March 30, 2018Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 30, 14:13 – Mar 30, 14:13 UTC
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Iridium-5
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 fifth 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 2 · expendable · last flew Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-3 · zone record 53/55
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- Iridium-5 Mission — SpaceX
