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