SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 Iridium-5

Name: SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 4 Iridium-5
Start: 2018-03-30T14:13:51.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 4E

Falcon 9 Block 4

Status

Success

Date

30 MAR 2018

14:13

Launch Provider

SpaceX

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

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 fifth 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.

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 4

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

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.

Height

71 m

Diameter

3.65 m

Launch Mass

546 T

Thrust

6,804 kN