Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-5

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: SpaceX (Commercial)
• Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 4 — Falcon family

Mission

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.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
• Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Program

• Iridium Constellation — The Iridium satellite constellation provides L band voice and data information coverage to satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers. (Wikipedia)