Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 68 | Iridium-8 NEXT
Iridium-8 completed the eight-launch Iridium NEXT deployment campaign by placing ten final-generation mobile-communications satellites into low Earth orbit. The launch brought the campaign total to 75 NEXT spacecraft, while B1049 completed its second flight and landing.
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- Iridium-8Iridium NEXT Flight 8Iridium NEXT-8Falcon 9 F068Falcon 9 Flight 68
- Name
- Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 68 | Iridium-8 NEXT
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Iridium-8 completed the eight-launch Iridium NEXT deployment campaign by placing ten final-generation mobile-communications satellites into low Earth orbit. The launch brought the campaign total to 75 NEXT spacecraft, while B1049 completed its second flight and landing.
- End Date
- 2019-01-11
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed the final ten Iridium NEXT satellites; booster B1049 landed on Just Read the Instructions
- Program
- Iridium NEXT constellation deployment
- Start Date
- 2019-01-11
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 10:36:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 10:36:32 UTC
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