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T - 1 day Iridium-5, 10 satellites to LEO

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10 more Iridium NEXT satellites launched by SpaceX Falcon 9

SpaceX launches the Iridium-5 mission into space from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Photo Credit: 30th Space Wing

After a stellar 2017 with 18 launches of its Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX continues its rapid launch rate for 2018 with its successful launch of the Iridium-5 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg  Air Force Base (VAFB) in California. (more…)

SpaceX readies Falcon 9 for launch with 10 Iridium NEXT satellites

A file photo of the previous Iridium NEXT mission, Iridium-4, which launched Dec. 22, 2017. Iridium-5 is slated to launch on March 30, 2018. Photo Credit: Iridium Communications

The next 10 satellites that will form the Iridium NEXT constellation of communication satellites are slated to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9rocket at 7:14 a.m. PDT (10:14 a.m. EDT / 14:14 GMT) March 30, 2018, from Space…

Iridium-5 launch postponed to no earlier than March 31

An artist’s rendering of an Iridium NEXT satellite in orbit above Earth. Image Credit: Iridium

Due to an issue with one of the 10 Iridium NEXT satellites bound for space atop the next Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Iridium-5 flight has been delayed. (more…)