MISSION NAME
Iridium-3 3
Status
Success
DATE
9 OCT 2017
LAUNCH PROVIDER
SpaceX
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Description
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 third 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.
Falcon 9 Block 4
Rocket Description
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.