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SpaceXFalcon 9 Full ThrustSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Iridium-2
Launched
June 25, 2017
Summary
Iridium-2 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 25, 2017. It was SpaceX's 43rd launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,656th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight and the 9th this year. Booster B1036 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Iridium Next SV113, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 630 km orbit inclined 86.7°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Iridium-2 Launch WebcastSpaceX
- Booster
- B1036 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 18th Falcon 9 Full Thrust flight · 9th this yearSpaceX's 43rd launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,656th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Iridium Next SV113 · NORAD 42803 · 2017-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-039A
- Epoch
- 2017-06-25 22:06:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.84633571 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011195
- Inclination
- 86.6722°
- Ascending node
- 283.5217°
- Arg. of perigee
- 243.9968°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.6543°
- 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 SV113 · NORAD 42803 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV123 · NORAD 42804 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV120 · NORAD 42805 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV115 · NORAD 42806 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV118 · NORAD 42807 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV117 · NORAD 42808 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV126 · NORAD 42809 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV124 · NORAD 42810 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV128 · NORAD 42811 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV121 · NORAD 42812 · 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 second 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
72nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 668th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
162 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Iridium-2 launch?
Iridium-2 launched on June 25, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Iridium-2?
Coverage: Iridium-2 Launch Webcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Iridium-2?
Falcon 9 Full Thrust, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Full Thrust spec sheet
Where did Iridium-2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1036 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Iridium-2 reach?
Iridium Next SV113, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 614 × 630 km orbit inclined 86.7°.
How many satellites did Iridium-2 launch?
10 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Iridium-2 part of?
Iridium Constellation. About Iridium Constellation