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2018 · SpaceX

Iridium-5

successFalcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-5

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.

Overview

Date / time
March 30, 2018 at 02:13 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Mission
Iridium-5
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 4 →
Launch provider
SpaceX →

Payloads deployed · 10

IRIDIUM 140
LEO
IRIDIUM 142
LEO
IRIDIUM 143
LEO
IRIDIUM 144
LEO
IRIDIUM 145
LEO
IRIDIUM 146
LEO
IRIDIUM 148
LEO
IRIDIUM 149
LEO
IRIDIUM 150
LEO
IRIDIUM 157
LEO