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Falcon 9 Iridium NEXT Mission 2

First flight with titanium grid fins to improve control authority and better cope with heat during re-entry.

Launch Information

Launch Date

Sunday 25th June 2017 at 20:25 UTC

Launch Pad

VAFB SLC 4E

Rocket

Falcon 9

Booster

B1036.1

Launch Success

Yes

Landing Attempt

Yes

Landing Success

Yes

Landing Site

Just Read The Instructions

Payloads

Payload
Customer
Manufacturer
Mass (kg)
Mass (lbs)
Orbit
Iridium NEXT 2

Iridium Communications

Thales Alenia Space

9600
21164
PO

Launch Photos

All of these images are from the SpaceX Flickr page and all of them belong to SpaceX

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