december, 2017
23dec01:27Falcon 9 • Iridium-4
Event Details
Launch Date: December 23, 2017 Launch Window: 01:27:23 UTC Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT (Flight-Proven 1st Stage) Launch Operator: SpaceX Launch Site: SLC-4E Vandenberg Air Force Base, California 1st Stage Recovery: None Payload: Ten Iridium-NEXT (31-40) Payload Operator: Iridium Communications A SpaceX Falcon 9
Event Details
| Launch Date: | December 23, 2017 |
| Launch Window: | 01:27:23 UTC |
| Launch Vehicle: | Falcon 9 FT (Flight-Proven 1st Stage) |
| Launch Operator: | SpaceX |
| Launch Site: | SLC-4E Vandenberg Air Force Base, California |
| 1st Stage Recovery: | None |
| Payload: | Ten Iridium-NEXT (31-40) |
| Payload Operator: | Iridium Communications |
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch ten Iridium-NEXT mobile communications satellites into Low Earth Orbit in the continued effort to replace the entire heritage Iridium constellation with upgraded satellites supporting global communications, aeronautical monitoring and ship tracking. This is the fourth launch in support of Iridium-NEXT in 2017 and marks the halfway point of deploying the operational constellation of 75 satellites, all missions are using Falcon 9 launchers. Iridium-4 will re-use a previously flown Falcon 9 Block 3 first stage which will attempt a powered landing on the Drone Ship ‘Just Read The Instructions.’
Mission Resources:
? Launch Vehicle Overview: Falcon 9 FT
? Payload Overview: Iridium-NEXT Satellite & Constellation
Previous Iridium-NEXT Missions:
Time
(Saturday) 01:27 UTC
