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#260 by jacqmans on 27 Jun, 2017 13:26
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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --
Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of ten Iridium NEXT satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E here Sunday, Jun. 25, at 1:25 p.m. PDT.
This was the first launch for Col. Michael S. Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, since he took command on June 9th.
"We are once again proud to support another successful launch of Iridium NEXT," said Hough. "This launch is a perfect demonstration of the high level of teamwork and precision that exists between Team Vandenberg and SpaceX."
This was the second of eight planned Falcon 9 launches supporting the deployment of Iridium’s next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT. Each launch contributes to replacing the world’s largest commercial satellite network and the only network that covers 100 percent of the earth. Iridium NEXT will enable new capabilities like Aireon’s real-time, global aircraft surveillance and tracking service, and Iridium Certus?, the Company’s next-generation communications platform that will bring broadband speeds to even the world’s most remote locations.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium-2 rocket successfully launched from Space Launch Complex 4E Sunday, Jun. 25, at 1:25 p.m. PDT., Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. This was the second of eight planned Falcon 9 launches supporting the deployment of Iridium’s next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterson/Released)
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#261 by FutureSpaceTourist on 28 Jun, 2017 16:17
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Nice picture of our F9 (with logo facing out!) from Saturday before the marine layer rolled in (and never rolled out before launch)...
https://twitter.com/iridiumboss/status/880093547856355328
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#262 by Lar on 28 Jun, 2017 23:09
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Congrats Iridium and SpaceX. Happy Birthday Elon!
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#263 by FutureSpaceTourist on 30 Jun, 2017 05:13
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Pictures from SpaceX
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#264 by FutureSpaceTourist on 17 Jul, 2017 19:47
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Published on 17 Jul 2017
On June 25, 2017, SpaceX successfully launched 10 more Iridium NEXT satellites, doubling the number of new satellites in the Iridium® constellation. This payload of 10 satellites was deployed into low-Earth orbit, approximately one hour after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, at 1:25pm PDT (20:25 UTC). Here are some of the highlights and memorable moments of this exciting day. -
#265 by vaporcobra on 18 Jul, 2017 18:40
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Published on 17 Jul 2017
On June 25, 2017, SpaceX successfully launched 10 more Iridium NEXT satellites, doubling the number of new satellites in the Iridium® constellation. This payload of 10 satellites was deployed into low-Earth orbit, approximately one hour after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, at 1:25pm PDT (20:25 UTC). Here are some of the highlights and memorable moments of this exciting day.
Here are some very photogenic stills from those first five seconds.
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#266 by FutureSpaceTourist on 01 Aug, 2017 23:52
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SNOC Report: First 5 Launch-2 #IridiumNEXT SVs are now active. Remaining 5 completed drift initiations. Ops team preparing for launch #3
https://twitter.com/iridiumcomm/status/892529224183054336