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Falcon 9 lofts fourth batch of Iridium NEXT satellites

Submit on Saturday, December 23rd, 2017 22:58

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: 10 Iridium NEXT satellites; Date: 23 December 2017, 0127 UTC; Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The successful launch marks the midway point of the Iridium NEXT launch programme, and was the first Iridium launch to use a recycled SpaceX rocket.

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