
SpaceX's fourteenth flight of 2018 and seventh of eight launches in a half-a-billion-dollar contract with Iridium. Will use a Block 5 first stage, to be recovered in the Pacific Ocean. Only one mission will be left for Iridium, with 10 more satellites. First attempt to recover a Fairing with the upgraded net. Fairing recovery was not successful.
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Payloads
Iridium NEXT 7
Type:
Satellite
Mass:
9,600 kg
Inclination Degree:
86.4°
Customers:
Iridium Communications
Manufacturers:
Thales Alenia Space
Nationalities:
United States