Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Iridium-1
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Full Thrust · Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
SpaceX's 35th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 5,618th orbital launch attempt
January 14, 2017Add to calendar
Success60% go
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jan 14, 17:54 – Jan 14, 17:54 UTC
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Iridium-1
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.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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