IridiumInternationalLaunch payload
Polar orbit
Iridium NEXT (1-10)
The first 10 satellites in a constellation of 66 worldwide telecommunication satellites.
Polar orbit
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
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The mission
The first 10 satellites in a constellation of 66 worldwide telecommunication satellites.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- Jan 14 2017
- Launch location
- SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9
- Orbit
- Polar orbit
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Iridium NEXT (1-10) mission on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 5:54 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2017-003
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Jan 14, 2017, 17:54 UTC
- Target T-0
- Not published
- Window closes
- Jan 14, 2017, 17:54 UTC
- Provider display
- Jan 14 2017
- Pad and location
- SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB
Trajectory
Mission timeline
Interactive playback
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Mission outcome
Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
Visual archive
Gallery
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