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Iridium Announces Updated Dates for Iridium-7 Launch and Second-Quarter 2018 Earnings Call MCLEAN, Va. – July 10, 2018 – Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced today an updated launch date for the seventh Iridium® NEXT launch and as a result, a revised date for its second-quarter 2018 earnings call. The Iridium-7 mission is now targeting July 25, 2018 from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California with an instantaneous launch window of 4:39:26 am PDT (11:39:26 UTC). This updated schedule comes after SpaceX informed Iridium that more time was needed to prepare the rocket for launch.
The #Ariane5 launcher for tomorrow's #Galileo launch was moved to the launch zone yesterday. Liftoff 25 July at 13:25 CEST (11:25 GMT) Watch live: esa.int/live
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Some #VA244 numbers:1. Launcher serial: L5962. This will be the 99th Ariane 5 launched3. This,however,is the 100th Ariane 5 built (EPC Serial 5100)4. Medium fairing serial: C5102M5. Dispenser FM036. EAP serials 5100.1 and 5100.27. Vulcain 2 serial: M2878. EPS serial: 533