Falcon 9 Block 3 (v1.2/FT)

Status

Success

Iridium-2

Launch Time
Sun Jun 25, 2017 20:25 UTC

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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 3 (v1.2/FT)

Image Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX

Status: Retired

Price: $62.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 6,804 kN

Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 70.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Details

Vehicles

Just Read the Instructions

B1036

Flight #1

18th Falcon recovery attempt

13th successful Falcon recovery

9th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Manifest

Mission Details

Iridium-2

Ten Iridium Next satellites will help upgrade the Iridium Constellation. The launch is one of eight that Iridium has purchased from SpaceX. In total, 75 satellites will be launched.

Payloads: 10

Total Mass: 9,600.0 kg

Polar Orbit

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Location

SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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Stats

2017

41st orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

43rd mission

9th mission of 2017

37th successful mission

9th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

38th mission

9th mission of 2017

35th successful mission

9th consecutive successful mission