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SpaceXFalcon 9 Full ThrustSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Iridium-1
Launched
January 14, 2017
Summary
Iridium-1 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 14, 2017. It was SpaceX's 35th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,618th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight and the 1st this year. Booster B1029 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Iridium Next SV106, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 625 × 634 km orbit inclined 86.7°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1029 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 35th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,618th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Iridium Next SV106 · NORAD 41917 · 2017-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-003A
- Epoch
- 2017-01-14 18:47:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.82262465 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00065
- Inclination
- 86.66°
- Ascending node
- 86.1194°
- Arg. of perigee
- 193.54°
- Mean anomaly
- 135.36°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 10 payloads; 10 still in orbit
- Iridium Next SV106 · NORAD 41917 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV103 · NORAD 41918 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV109 · NORAD 41919 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV102 · NORAD 41920 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV105 · NORAD 41921 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV104 · NORAD 41922 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV114 · NORAD 41923 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV108 · NORAD 41924 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV112 · NORAD 41925 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV111 · NORAD 41926 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
71st launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 666th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
362 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Iridium-1 launch?
Iridium-1 launched on January 14, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Iridium-1?
Coverage: Iridium-1 Technical Webcast; Iridium-1 Hosted Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Iridium-1?
Falcon 9 Full Thrust, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Full Thrust spec sheet
Where did Iridium-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1029 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Iridium-1 reach?
Iridium Next SV106, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 625 × 634 km orbit inclined 86.7°.
How many satellites did Iridium-1 launch?
10 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Iridium-1 part of?
Iridium Constellation. About Iridium Constellation