SpaceX

Iridium-5

Success

Falcon 9 Block 4

T-minus to liftoff

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Friday March 30 2018, 14:13:51 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 4

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Mission

SpaceXâ€™s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 10 satellites to low Earth orbit for Iridium, a global leader in mobile voice and data satellite communications. This is the fifth set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridiumâ€™s next generation global satellite constellation, IridiumÂ® NEXT.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 4

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowFriday March 30 2018, 14:13:51 UTC→Friday March 30 2018, 14:13:51 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height71 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings6/6

All launches

SpaceX

Iridium-5

Success

Falcon 9 Block 4

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

:

00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Friday March 30 2018, 14:13:51 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 4

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

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Mission

SpaceXâ€™s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 10 satellites to low Earth orbit for Iridium, a global leader in mobile voice and data satellite communications. This is the fifth set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridiumâ€™s next generation global satellite constellation, IridiumÂ® NEXT.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1041

expended2nd flight

Flights2

Landings1/1100%

Fastest turn172d 1h

Expended — no recovery planned

172d 1h since last flight

Stage Expended

Previous flights · 1

#1Iridium-3JRTIOct 9, 2017

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%Wind7 m/sGusts9 m/sCloud64%Temp16°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 5602 m, mean 4025 m, 92% cover, freezing 3564 m · max cloud-top 5602 m above freezing 3564 m (92% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · 7.1 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 4

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowFriday March 30 2018, 14:13:51 UTC→Friday March 30 2018, 14:13:51 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height71 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record12/12 successful

Landings6/6

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1041

expended2nd flight

Flights2

Landings1/1100%

Fastest turn172d 1h

Expended — no recovery planned

172d 1h since last flight

Stage Expended

Previous flights · 1

#1Iridium-3JRTIOct 9, 2017

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632, -120.611

Scrub riskHIGH

Go12%

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go12%Wind7 m/sGusts9 m/sCloud64%Temp16°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 5602 m, mean 4025 m, 92% cover, freezing 3564 m · max cloud-top 5602 m above freezing 3564 m (92% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · 7.1 ≥ 6 ft significant wave height