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Falcon 9 Iridium NEXT Mission 8

SpaceX’s first flight of 2019 will be the eighth and final launch of its planned Iridium flights. Delivering 10 satellites to low earth orbit, this brings the total up to 75 and completes the Iridium NEXT constellation. This mission launches from SLC-4E at Vandenberg AFB. The booster is expected to land on JRTI.

Launch Information

Launch Date

Friday 11th January 2019 at 15:31 UTC

Launch Pad

VAFB SLC 4E

Rocket

Falcon 9

Booster

B1049.2

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 8

Iridium Communications

Thales Alenia Space

9600
21164.38
PO

Launch Photos

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

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