NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Iridium-5

Launch Time
Fri Mar 30, 2018 14:13 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 4
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

B1041

Flight #2
172 day turnaround
33rd Falcon recovery attempt
27th successful Falcon recovery
2nd consecutive successful Falcon landing and recovery

Mission Details

Iridium-5

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

2018

30th orbital launch attempt

SpaceX

58th mission
6th mission of 2018
52nd successful mission
24th consecutive successful mission

Falcon 9

52nd mission
5th mission of 2018
49th successful mission
23rd consecutive successful mission