LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Wed Jul 25 2018

SpaceX

Iridium-7

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(11:39 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(11:39 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(11:39 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Falcon 9 Block 5

Description:

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Communications
SpaceXâ€™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 seventh set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridiumâ€™s next generation global satellite constellation, IridiumÂ® NEXT.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E