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SpaceX/Falcon 9 Block 5·Space Launch Complex 4E

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Iridium-7

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit·Type: Communications

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Iridium-7 mission image
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5Credit: SpaceX · Wikimedia Commons

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 seventh 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.

Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Mission type
Communications
Rocket family
Falcon
Height
70m
Diameter
3.7m
Payload to LEO
22,800kg
Liftoff thrust
7,607kN
Stages
2