Re-Entry: Iridium 13
Iridium 13 re-entered the atmosphere on April 29, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
Read moreIridium 13 re-entered the atmosphere on April 29, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
Read moreIridium 94 re-entered the atmosphere on April 18, 2018 after over 16 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
Read moreIridium 19 re-entered the atmosphere on April 7, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation, a low-orbiting satellite system for global communications including voice and point-to-point data services via 66 active satellites in six orbital planes.
Read moreA flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 – the eighth of its kind to take flight – leapt of its Pacific-side launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base at sunrise on Friday to loft the fifth set of Iridium-NEXT communications satellites into orbit and take the largest constellation upgrade in history one step closer to the finish line.
Read moreA flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from SLC-4E at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base at 14:13:51 UTC on March 30, 2018 with the fifth set of Iridium-NEXT Satellites.
Read moreA flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from SLC-4E at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base at 14:13:51 UTC on March 30, 2018 with the fifth set of Iridium-NEXT Satellites.
Read moreIridium 23 re-entered the atmosphere on March 28, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation, a low-orbiting satellite system for global communications including voice and point-to-point data services via 66 active satellites in six orbital planes.
Read moreThe planned launch of the fifth set of Iridium-NEXT satellites atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is being delayed from its planned launch slot on Thursday at the request of the customer to deal with an issue with one of the ten Iridium satellites set for launch.
Read moreA previously-used Falcon 9 booster soared to life at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base for its Static Fire test ahead of lifting the fifth set of Iridium-NEXT communications satellites on Thursday, marking the start of a string of Falcon 9 missions lined up for March and April.
Read moreIridium 49 re-entered the atmosphere on February 13, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation,
Read moreIridium 43 re-entered the atmosphere on February 11, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
Read moreIridium 03 re-entered the atmosphere on February 8, 2018 after nearly 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
Read moreIridium 34 re-entered the atmosphere on January 8, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
Read moreIridium 6 re-entered the atmosphere on December 23, 2017 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation, a low-orbiting satellite system for global communications including voice and point-to-point data services via 66 active satellites in six orbital planes.
Read moreResidents in Southern California were given a remarkable show in the late afternoon skies on Friday when SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket soared toward orbit with the fourth group of Iridium-NEXT communications satellites
Read moreA flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket lit up the evening sky over California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base on Friday to deploy ten more Iridium-NEXT communications satellites to take the largest satellite constellation upgrade ever undertaken across the halfway point to the finish line.
Read moreA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from SLC-4E at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:27:34 UTC on December 23, 2017 with the fourth group of ten Iridium-NEXT communications satellites.
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