HISTORY

Iridium NEXT Mission 8

January 11, 2019 at 3:31:00 PM UTC

Successful

Watch the Launch
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.
Reddit Campaign
https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/a699fh/iridium_next_constellation_mission_8_launch/
Reddit Launch
https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/aemq2i/rspacex_iridium_next_8_official_launch_discussion/
Reddit Recovery
https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/aewp4r/iridium_8_recovery_thread/
Reddit Media
https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/aeoxve/rspacex_iridium_next_8_media_thread_videos_images/
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium_satellite_constellation#Next-generation_constellation
Presskit
https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/iridium8presskit.pdf
Article
https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/01/11/spacex-begins-2019-with-eighth-and-final-for-upgraded-iridium-network/
Payloads
Iridium NEXT 8

Type:

Satellite

Mass:

9,600 kg

Inclination Degree:

86.3993°

Customers:

Iridium Communications

Manufacturers:

Thales Alenia Space

Nationalities:

United States

Mission Images