{"id":31697,"date":"2017-01-14T18:43:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T02:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=31697"},"modified":"2017-01-14T18:46:33","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T02:46:33","slug":"spacex-successfully-launched-10-iridium-satellites-today-as-launches-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=31697","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Successfully Launched 10 Iridium Satellites Today As Launches Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vanderberg, CA&#8230;From Spacex: &#8220;On January 14, 2017, SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 successfully delivered 10 satellites to low-Earth orbit for Iridium, a global leader in mobile voice and data satellite communications. The 10 satellites are the first of at least 70 satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium\u2019s next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT.  Below is a summary of the mission in photos, with more photos available on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/spacex\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr site<\/a>. You can also watch the archived webcast <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tTmbSur4fcs\">here<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/iridium_launch_oceanh4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"367\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/iridium_launch_oceanh4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/iridium_launch_oceanh4-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/iridium_launch_oceanh4-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/iridium_launch_oceanh4-570x327.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/iridium_launch_oceanh4-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/iridium_launch_oceanh4-500x287.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><script height=\"360px\" width=\"640px\" src=\"http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/iframe.js#ec=l1cnB3ODE6j1ZFdKDBs9x0oRPxmUhn3u&#038;pbid=91ac0f6dcbdf466c84659dbc54039487\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/sites\/spacex\/files\/iridium_launch_oceanh4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:54:39 am PST.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/sites\/spacex\/files\/iridium_firststageascent.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View from the Falcon 9 vehicle looking back at the launch site as it ascends towards orbit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/sites\/spacex\/files\/iridium_secondstageburn.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Approximately two and a half minutes into flight, the first and second stages separate, and the second stage engine ignites to carry the 10 Iridium satellites to their destination in low-Earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/sites\/spacex\/files\/iridium_gridfins.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Grid fins help orient the Falcon 9&#8217;s first stage as it prepares to land on the \u201cJust Read the Instructions\u201d drone ship, holding position in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/sites\/spacex\/files\/iridium_landingdroneship.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Landing legs deployed in final seconds before landing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/sites\/spacex\/files\/iridium_landed2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Falcon 9 first stage after its successful landing on the \u201cJust Read the Instructions\u201d drone ship.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/sites\/spacex\/files\/iridium_satellitesbefore.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Partial view of the Iridium NEXT satellites just before the deployment sequence begins.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/sites\/spacex\/files\/iridium_satellitesafter.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View of the payload dispenser following deployment of all 10 Iridium satellites!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanderberg, CA&#8230;From Spacex: &#8220;On January 14, 2017, SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 successfully delivered 10 satellites to low-Earth orbit for Iridium, a global leader in mobile voice and data satellite communications. The 10 satellites are the first of at least 70 satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium\u2019s next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT. 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