Polar orbit
Iridium NEXT (Iridium-6, 51-55) and 2x GRACE-FO
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Iridium NEXT (Iridium-6, 51-55) and 2x GRACE-FO mission on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 7:47 PM (UTC).
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Iridium NEXT (Iridium-6, 51-55) and 2x GRACE-FO mission on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 7:47 PM (UTC).
The launch
- Launch
- May 22 2018
- Launch location
- SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9
- Orbit
- Polar orbit
Launch intelligence
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Iridium NEXT (Iridium-6, 51-55) and 2x GRACE-FO mission on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 7:47 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2018-047
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- May 22, 2018, 19:47 UTC
- Target T-0
- Not published
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- May 22 2018
- Pad and location
- SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB
Mostly Cloudy Temp: 54.88F Wind: 11.4mph
- Temperature
- 54°F
- Forecast updated
- May 22, 2018, 12:08 UTC
Launch media
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
Gallery
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