Iridium-NEXT 167-173, 175-176, 180

USA

Int. spacecraft nº:

US spacecrafts nº:

Also called: Iridium SV

Launch data:

Designation 19002 (see table)
Launch date 11 Jan 2019 - 15:31 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)

 SV167SV168SV169SV170SV171SV172SV173SV175SV176SV180
Norad ID 43931 43924 43926 43930 43929 43927 43925 43928 43923 43922
Int. code 19002K 19002C 19002E 19002J 19002H 19002F 19002D 19002G 19002B 19002A
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 611 x 623 km
Inclination 86.7 deg
Period  min
Decay 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 175 176 180

Mission details:

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