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Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-3
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Iridium-3

Falcon 9 Block 4

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This page records Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-3 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

SpaceX’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 third set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium’s next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium® NEXT.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 4
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Provider
SpaceX
Programs
Iridium Constellation
Recovery
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The first stage of the Falcon 9 landed on the ASDS, JRTI, stationed of the west coast. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Block 4
Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 4

The Full Thrust variants first stage includes all systems necessary for an operational re-use of stages while the second stage is operated as an expendable rocket stage.

Height
71 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
12
First flight
2015-12-22
B1041
Core

B1041

Flight 1NewLanding successful
Recovery
Just Read the Instructions
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

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Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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