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 fourth set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium’s next generation global…
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 135 2017-083A | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 138 2017-083B | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 116 2017-083C | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 130 2017-083D | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 151 2017-083E | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 134 2017-083F | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 137 2017-083G | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 141 2017-083H | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
Show all 10 objects
COSPAR ID 2017-083. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).