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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Iridium-7
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX's 66th launch · 14th this year · humanity's 5,767th orbital launch attempt
July 25, 2018Add to calendar
Success90% go
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 25, 11:39 – Jul 25, 11:39 UTC
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Iridium-7
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 seventh 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)
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