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The rocket carried a total of 26 satellites, of which 20 remain currently undisclosed, setting a new record for Chinese launch vehicles. Despite the lack of an explicit acknowledgment, Chang Guang Satellite Technology 's claim to have launched 68 satellites in the first half of the year would leave a 21 satellites gap closely matching the ...
[49] [50] On January 14, 2017, SpaceX launched 10 of the new Iridium satellites into orbit. [51] The second launch of Iridium NEXT satellites took place on June 25, 2017 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket out of Vandenberg Air Force Base. This was the second of eight scheduled launches. [52] The third launch of 10 NEXT satellites took place on October ...
The penultimate Iridium NEXT launch occurred on July 25, 2018, launching another 10 Iridium NEXT satellites. [42] The final ten NEXT satellites launched on January 11, 2019. Of the six additional spare satellites five have been launched on 20 May 2023 while the last one, Iridium 101, is still on the ground.
First launch for the Italian IRIDE satellite constellation. Q4 (TBD) [81] Vega-C: Kourou ELV: Arianespace: IRIDE × ? ASI: Low Earth: Earth observation Second launch for the Italian IRIDE satellite constellation. Q4 (TBD) [82] Vulcan Centaur VC2S Cape Canaveral SLC-41: ULA: GPS III-10 Hedy Lamarr: U.S. Space Force: Medium Earth: Navigation
Date and time Rocket Flight number Launch site LSP; Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) Operator Orbit Function Decay (UTC) Outcome Remarks Q3 2034 [2] TBA: TBA: TBA: Sentinel-3 NG OPT A ESA: Low Earth Earth observation Sentinel-3 Next Generation Optical satellite. H1 2035 [48] Ariane 6: Kourou ELA-4: Arianespace: MTG-S2 / Sentinel-4B: EUMETSAT: Geosynchronous
SpaceX had to cut off the Iridium Next mission's live feed early, and it might be because its Tesla launch got a bit too much attention. The private space giant raised questions (and may have ...
Features a calendar (and/or email notifications) generated for your location including information on aurora, comets, tides, solar and lunar eclipses, planets, bright satellite passes (ISS, HST, etc.), occultations, transits, Iridium flares, and decaying satellites that may be visible. [7] Retired, October 2020, then continued [8]
In January 2017, Aireon launched and deployed its first ADS-B payloads on Iridium Next satellites. Seven launches followed the first launch. Seven launches followed the first launch. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The eighth and final launch in January 2019 completed the satellite 'constellation' and put the total in-orbit Aireon payloads at 75 (66 operational ...