NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Iridium-4

Launch Time
Sat Dec 23, 2017 01:27 UTC

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

Vehicles

Splashdown

B1036

Flight #2
180 day turnaround
26th Falcon recovery attempt
21st successful Falcon recovery
17th consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Mission Details

Iridium-4

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

Location

SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

2017

88th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

52nd mission
18th mission of 2017
46th successful mission
18th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

47th mission
18th mission of 2017
44th successful mission
18th consecutive successful mission