SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Iridium-8
Launched
January 11, 2019
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Iridium-8 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 11, 2019. It was SpaceX's 74th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,822nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 1st this year. Booster B1049 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Just Read the Instructions. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Iridium Next SV180, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 617 × 633 km orbit inclined 86.7°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- Iridium-8 MissionSpaceX
- Booster
- B1049 · flight 2 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Just Read the Instructions · landed156/157 landed here · 123 days after its previous flight, Telstar 18 VANTAGE · 244 km downrange
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 11th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 1st this yearSpaceX's 74th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,822nd orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Iridium Next SV180 · NORAD 43922 · 2019-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-002A
- Epoch
- 2019-01-11 17:13:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.83671921 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011943
- Inclination
- 86.6804°
- Ascending node
- 47.5149°
- Arg. of perigee
- 221.5416°
- Mean anomaly
- 290.2232°
- 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: PO. 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 SV180 · NORAD 43922 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV176 · NORAD 43923 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV168 · NORAD 43924 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV173 · NORAD 43925 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV169 · NORAD 43926 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV172 · NORAD 43927 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV175 · NORAD 43928 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV171 · NORAD 43929 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV170 · NORAD 43930 · in orbit
- Iridium Next SV167 · NORAD 43931 · 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 eighth 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
82nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 684th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
38 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Iridium-8 launch?
Iridium-8 launched on January 11, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Iridium-8?
Coverage: Iridium-8 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Iridium-8?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Iridium-8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1049 flew for the 2nd time and landed at Just Read the Instructions.
What orbit did Iridium-8 reach?
Iridium Next SV180, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 617 × 633 km orbit inclined 86.7°.
How many satellites did Iridium-8 launch?
10 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Iridium-8 part of?
Iridium Constellation. About Iridium Constellation