T - minus 14 days and counting! Satellites all mated and being fueled today. blog.iridium.com/2017/09/20/ful…
Iridium Corporate Verified account @IridiumComm 3m3 minutes agoIt's an early morning (5:37 am PDT) #ColumbusDay launch from the #NewWorld out of VAFB! #IridiumNEXT #Nina #Pinta #SantaMaria #Falcon9
Matt Desch @IridiumBoss 3m3 minutes agoPatience everything in spaceflight, but success better than fast! Our sats are ready and looking fwd to their (very) early morning flight!
Matt Desch @IridiumBoss 22h22 hours agoReplying to @ASchweiglerSpaceX needed more time for second stage processing at VAFB. Ran out of schedule margin. No problems I'm aware of. Matt Desch @IridiumBoss 22h22 hours agoReplying to @CJDaniels77Don't have specifics, but no big issues. SpaceX was running late on second stage processing at VAFB and needed more time.
Iridium Corporate Verified account @IridiumComm 22m22 minutes agoIridium-3 Update: #IridiumNEXT SVs are mated & stacked in prep for encapsulation! T-5 days to launch @SpaceX @30thSpaceWing #NationalTacoDay
Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting October 9 launch of Iridium-3 from Vandenberg AFB in California.
Getting real! Weather currently looks good for Monday morning, and all else is on track. Busy @SpaceX weekend- rooting for SES-11 on Sat!
With #Iridium-3 now 6 days away, we're excited to share the official launch patch! Check it out along w/ other gear bit.ly/2yFW0dM
Offshore for the week! #spacex #dmtapper
Setting up remote cameras for the SpaceX/Iridium launch tomorrow
All 10 Iridium satellites have been "caught" #IridiumNEXT
NSF has Chris G, Philip, Jay and Derrick there. I think we've got this one covered!
A surprisingly nice view, 100 miles from the site. (1:20 for the sighting)Many congrats to everyone involved for the successful conclusion of yet another launch campaign.
She was a beast there on the pad, snorting away with all that venting. Very cool. Maybe there'll be some proper photos released?
Recovered SpaceX booster rocket arrives at the Port of Los AngelesBy SANDY MAZZA | Daily BreezePUBLISHED: October 12, 2017
The #IridiumNEXT-3 booster back at port in San Pedro this morning from its Oct 9 launch and landing at Vandenberg AFB. #SpaceX
Ouch.... they are not burnt... ablative coating?
I just visited @JRTIDroneShip again here are some pics then the rest can be found on imgur: https://imgur.com/gallery/0yEis
Launch 3 SV change-outs continue to go well. Today's replacement of SV5 and SV6 mean no SVs from 1st launch 20 yrs ago in network anymore!
Launch 3 sat activities progressing well on schedule. By tomorrow, 6 of 10 will be carrying traffic; all 10 by next weekend. SV8 and SV51 deboosted with 4 more by YE. #IridiumNEXT