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Falcon 9 Iridium NEXT Mission 3

Third of eight missions to launch Iridium’s second generation constellation from VAFB

Launch Information

Launch Date

Monday 9th October 2017 at 12:37 UTC

Launch Pad

VAFB SLC 4E

Rocket

Falcon 9

Booster

B1041.1

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 3

Iridium Communications

Thales Alenia Space

9600
21164.4
PO

Launch Photos

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

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