Iridium-NEXT 140, 142-146, 148-150, 157

USA

Int. spacecraft nº:

US spacecrafts nº:

Also called: Iridium SV

Launch data:

Designation	18030 (see table)
Launch date	30 Mar 2018 - 14:13 UT
Launch site	Va, SLC-4E
Launch vehicle	Falcon-9 v1.2
Mission	Low orbit Communication, traffic monitoring

Iridium-NEXT

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Thales Alenia Space (prime), Orbital (integration)
Platform	ELiTeBus-1000
Operator	Iridium Communications Inc.
Mass at launch	860 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment	L-band payload, Ka-band cross-links, Ka-band downlinks, ADS-B payload, AIS payload (on 58 satellites)
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime	15 years (planned)

	SV 140	SV 142	SV 143	SV 144	SV 145	SV 146	SV 148	SV 149	SV 150	SV 157
Norad ID	43252	43257	43258	43255	43253	43254	43249	43250	43256	43251
Int. code	18030D	18030J	18030K	18030G	18030E	18030F	18030A	18030B	18030H	18030C
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	608 X 626 km
Inclination	86.7 deg
Period	100.4 min
Decay	140	142	143	144	145	146	148	149	150	157

Mission details:

SpaceX carried out its 5th Iridium-Next deployment mission on Mar 30, 2018.
Ten satellites were deployed into initial orbits which will later be raised by the satellites′ own propulsion systems. The Falcon 9 first stage, B1041, was not recovered. The second stage deorbited itself on the first orbit.

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR747), #228 - update: 01.07.18