Iridium-5 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
30 Mar 2018, 2:13pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
B1041
2nd flight (172d since last use)
Landing
Ocean (Pacific Ocean)
Mission
Iridium-5
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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 fifth 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.
Available Replays
Iridium-5 Mission
Updated: Apr 12, 11:28pm UTC
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