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Falcon 9 Full Thrust: Iridium-1
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 first 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.
Saturday, 14 January 2017
Mission Data
🇺🇸SpaceXEst. 2002
Launch VehicleFalcon 9 Full Thrust
Vehicle FamilyFalcon
Vehicle Record24 of 25 launches (96%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record729 successes / 15 failures (98%)
Success Streak229 consecutive
ProgramIridium Constellation · Communication Constellation
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#3
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad307
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Falcon 9 Full Thrust
The Full Thrust variants first stage includes all systems necessary for an operational re-use of stages while the second stage is operated as an expendable rocket stage.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 4E · 34.6320°N 120.6110°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.