Polar orbit
Iridium NEXT (Iridium-7, 56-65)
In a pre-dawn launch of their Falcon 9 (Block 5) rocket, SpaceX sent the seventh set of Iridium NEXT satellites to polar orbit.
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
View in 3D map ↗The mission
In a pre-dawn launch of their Falcon 9 (Block 5) rocket, SpaceX sent the seventh set of Iridium NEXT satellites to polar orbit.
The launch
- Launch
- Jul 25 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-7, 56-65) mission on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 11:39 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- SpaceX
- Vehicle
- Falcon 9
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2018-061
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Jul 25, 2018, 11:39 UTC
- Target T-0
- Not published
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Jul 25 2018
- Pad and location
- SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB
Partly Cloudy Temp: 55.38F Wind: 3.43mph
- Temperature
- 55°F
- Forecast updated
- Jul 25, 2018, 12:05 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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