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Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-3
Falcon 9 Block 4
Oct 9, 2017, 12:37 PM UTC
Oct 9, 2017, 12:37 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
B1041
Flight #1 · NEW
First flight of this booster
- Total Flights
- 2
- Recovery Rate
- 1/1 successful landings
- This Landing
- Landing successful· Drone Ship (ASDS)
- Recovery Site
- Just Read the Instructions (JRTI)
Landing Record
1 successful · 0 failed · 1 total
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Programs
- Iridium Constellation
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Location
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA