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Iridium8
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Iridium-8
Falcon 9 Block 5
Jan 11, 2019, 3:31 PM UTC
Jan 11, 2019, 3:31 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Booster History
B1049
Flight #2
Flight #2 · Last flown 2018-09-10
About this booster
Stage Expended
- Total Flights
- 11
- Recovery Rate
- 10/10 successful landings
- This Landing
- Landing successful· Drone Ship (ASDS)
- Recovery Site
- Just Read the Instructions (JRTI)
- Last Flight
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telstar 18 VANTAGE · 123-day turnaround
Landing Record
10 successful · 0 failed · 10 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 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.
- Type
- Communications
- Orbit
- Polar Orbit (PO)
- Programs
- Iridium Constellation
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 4E
- Location
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA