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SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 4Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Iridium-5
Launched
March 30, 2018
Summary
Iridium-5 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 30, 2018. It was SpaceX's 58th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,736th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Falcon 9 Block 4 flight and the 3rd this year. Booster B1041 flew for the 2nd time and was expended. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Iridium Next SV144, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 612 × 636 km orbit inclined 86.7°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Iridium-5 MissionSpaceX
- Booster
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Falcon 9 Block 4 flight · 3rd this yearSpaceX's 58th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,736th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Iridium Next SV144 · NORAD 43249 · 2018-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-030A
- Epoch
- 2018-03-30 15:49:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.83978964 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016569
- Inclination
- 86.685°
- Ascending node
- 104.3315°
- Arg. of perigee
- 238.5525°
- Mean anomaly
- 251.4935°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 10 payloads; 10 still in orbit
- Iridium Next SV144 · NORAD 43249 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV149 · NORAD 43250 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV157 · NORAD 43251 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV140 · NORAD 43252 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV145 · NORAD 43253 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV146 · NORAD 43254 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV148 · NORAD 43255 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV142 · NORAD 43256 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV150 · NORAD 43257 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV143 · NORAD 43258 · 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 fifth 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
77th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 677th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Iridium-5 launch?
Iridium-5 launched on March 30, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Iridium-5?
Coverage: Iridium-5 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Iridium-5?
Falcon 9 Block 4, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 4 spec sheet
Where did Iridium-5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1041 flew for the 2nd time and was expended.
What orbit did Iridium-5 reach?
Iridium Next SV144, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 612 × 636 km orbit inclined 86.7°.
How many satellites did Iridium-5 launch?
10 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Iridium-5 part of?
Iridium Constellation. About Iridium Constellation