Blast off! SpaceX launches 10 Iridium satellites to orbit atop a reused Falcon 9 rocket - News Summed Up

Blast off! SpaceX launches 10 Iridium satellites to orbit atop a reused Falcon 9 rocket


SpaceX launched the latest batch of Iridium satellites to orbit today atop a reused Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket, which was previously used for the Iridium 3 launch back in October, lifted off from the SpaceX Launch Complex Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 10:13 ET. Today’s launch marks the fifth set of 10 satellites the firm has delivered to orbit, for what will eventually be a global satellite constellation of 75 craft. Scroll down for videoThe rocket, which was previously used for the Iridium 3 launch, lifted off from the SpaceX Launch Complex Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 10:13 ETThe 10 Iridium satellites will begin to deploy an hour after launch. The 10 Iridium satellites will begin to deploy an hour after launch.


Source: Daily Mail March 30, 2018 14:30 UTC



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