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2017 · SpaceX

Iridium-4

successFalcon 9 Full Thrust | Iridium-4

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 fourth 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.

Overview

Date / time
December 23, 2017 at 01:27 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Mission
Iridium-4
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Full Thrust →
Launch provider
SpaceX →

Payloads deployed · 10

IRIDIUM 116
LEO
IRIDIUM 130
LEO
IRIDIUM 131
LEO
IRIDIUM 134
LEO
IRIDIUM 135
LEO
IRIDIUM 137
LEO
IRIDIUM 138
LEO
IRIDIUM 141
LEO
IRIDIUM 151
LEO
IRIDIUM 153
LEO