IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS

Iridium NEXT NEXT

LEO780 kmMobile Communications

TRACKING80 of 80 satellites

ALTITUDE780 km

ORBITLEO

LIVE

4LAUNCHES

LEOORBIT

780 kmALTITUDE

Mobile CommunicationsPURPOSE

Jan 2017FIRST LAUNCH

MASS860 kg

ALTITUDE780 km

INCLINATION86.4°

ORBIT TYPELEO

COUNTRYUSA

Iridium NEXT NEXT is a mobile communications satellite operated by Iridium Communications. It operates in LEO orbit at 780 km altitude. 4 deployment launches are tracked on Space Launch Live.

VARIANT DETAILS

66 operational + 9 spares

SPECIFICATIONS

⚖Mass860 kg (1,896 lbs)

▲Altitude780 km (485 mi)

∠Inclination86.4°

◯OrbitLEO

DEPLOYMENT HISTORY (4 LAUNCHES)

Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Iridium-4

Dec 23, 2017SUCCESSFalcon 9

Falcon 9 Block 4 | Iridium-3

Oct 9, 2017SUCCESSFalcon 9

Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Iridium-2

Jun 25, 2017SUCCESSFalcon 9

Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Iridium-1

Jan 14, 2017SUCCESSFalcon 9

🚀 DEPLOYMENT LAUNCH

Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Iridium-4Dec 23, 2017