Iridium NEXT-4
Success
DEC 23201701:27:23 UTCIridium became the first commercial customer to fly two missions on the same booster, with the fourth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites riding the recovered stage from the second Iridium mission. SpaceX chose not to attempt a second recovery and conducted a controlled ocean descent instead, marking the halfway point of the eight-flight Iridium constellation replacement campaign.
LIFTOFF
DEC 23 201701:27:23 UTC
Success
launched fromSLC-4EVandenberg
aboardFalcon 9 Full ThrustF9-046intoLEO
Booster
B1036.2
Splashed down in the sea
Payload
Iridium NEXT-4 (10 satellites)
Communications
