Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-3
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Iridium-3
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.
Falcon 9 Block 4
Height 71.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 8305 kg
Liftoff Thrust 6804 kN
Diameter 3.65 Meters
Mass To LEO 22800 kg
Liftoff Mass 546 Tonnes
Launch Success 12
Consecutive Success 12
Maiden Flight 2015-12-22
Launch Failures 0
Core
Serial B1041
Status expended
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 2
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type ASDS
Location JRTI
Programs
Iridium Constellation
The Iridium satellite constellation provides L band voice and data information coverage to satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers.
