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 fifth 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 144 2018-030A | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 149 2018-030B | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 157 2018-030C | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 140 2018-030D | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 145 2018-030E | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 146 2018-030F | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 148 2018-030G | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 142 2018-030H | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
Show all 10 objects
COSPAR ID 2018-030. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).