Iridium-NEXT 154-156, 158-160, 163-166

USA

Int. spacecraft nº:

US spacecrafts nº:

Also called: Iridium SV

Launch data:

Designation	18061 (see table)
Launch date	25 July 2018 - 11:39 UT
Launch site	Va, SLC-4E
Launch vehicle	Falcon-9 v1.2 (FT?)
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 154	SV 155	SV 156	SV 158	SV 159	SV 160	SV 163	SV 164	SV 165	SV 166
Norad ID	43574	43573	43576	43571	43578	43569	43575	43577	43572	43570
Int. code	18061F	18061E	18061H	18061C	18061K	18061A	18061G	18061J	18061D	18061B
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	608 x 623 km	608 x 623 km	608 x 623 km	607 x 623 km	608 x 623 km	607 x 623 km	607 x 623 km	607 x 623 km	607 x 623 km	608 x 623 km
Inclination	86.7 deg
Period	min
Decay	154	155	156	158	159	160	163	164	165	166

Mission details:

SpaceX carried out its 7th Iridium-Next deployment mission on July 25, 2018.
Ten Iridium satellites were deployed from the upper stage, which then was deorbited. This was the 14th SpaceX orbital launch so far this year.

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR751) - update: 20.11.18