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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 4Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Iridium-3
Launched
October 9, 2017
Summary
Iridium-3 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 9, 2017. It was SpaceX's 48th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 5,680th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Falcon 9 Block 4 flight. Booster B1041 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Iridium Next SV133, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 615 × 634 km orbit inclined 86.7°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium-3 LaunchVandenberg Space Force Base
- Iridium-3 MissionSpaceX
- Booster
- B1041 · flight 1 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 244 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Falcon 9 Block 4 flightSpaceX's 48th launch14th this yearhumanity's 5,680th orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Iridium Next SV133 · NORAD 42955 · 2017-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-061A
- Epoch
- 2017-10-09 15:42:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.83861798 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013243
- Inclination
- 86.6843°
- Ascending node
- 270.9142°
- Arg. of perigee
- 229.4509°
- Mean anomaly
- 233.4504°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 SV133 · NORAD 42955 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV127 · NORAD 42956 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV122 · NORAD 42957 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV129 · NORAD 42958 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV119 · NORAD 42959 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV107 · NORAD 42960 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV132 · NORAD 42961 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV136 · NORAD 42962 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV139 · NORAD 42963 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV125 · NORAD 42964 · 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 third 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
74th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 4th this year · 671st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Iridium-3 launch?
Iridium-3 launched on October 9, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Iridium-3?
Coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium-3 Launch; Iridium-3 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Iridium-3?
Falcon 9 Block 4, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 4 spec sheet
Where did Iridium-3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1041 flew for the 1st time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Iridium-3 reach?
Iridium Next SV133, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 615 × 634 km orbit inclined 86.7°.
How many satellites did Iridium-3 launch?
10 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Iridium-3 part of?
Iridium Constellation. About Iridium Constellation