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 sixth 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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRACE-FO 1 2018-047A | Payload | 441 × 450 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| GRACE-FO 2 2018-047B | Payload | 441 × 450 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 161 2018-047C | Payload | 746 × 749 km · 86.5° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 152 2018-047D | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 147 2018-047E | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 110 2018-047F | Payload | 776 × 779 km · 86.4° | Globe |
| IRIDIUM 162 2018-047G | Payload | 746 × 749 km · 86.5° | Globe |
| FALCON 9 DEB 2018-047H | Debris | re-entered 2018-09-24 |
COSPAR ID 2018-047. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).