Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · LEO
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 10 satellites to low Earth orbit for Iridium, a global leader in mobile voice and data satellite communications. This is the first set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium’s next generation global satellite…
What it put in orbit
Passes over you For a few days after launch the 10 satellites fly one behind another, a “train” you can see as a line of moving stars. When will it cross your sky?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRIDIUM 106 2017-003A | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 103 2017-003B | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 109 2017-003C | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 102 2017-003D | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 105 2017-003E | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 104 2017-003F | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 114 2017-003G | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 108 2017-003H | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
Show all 10 objects
COSPAR ID 2017-003. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).