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SpaceX launches final batch of Iridium telecom satellites (and lands rocket)

by Alan Boyle on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 at 9:02 amComment

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket deployed the eighth and final set of next-generation Iridium satellites into orbit today, closing off a two-year launch campaign. The rocket rose into partly cloudy skies… Read More

Iridium plans to launch CloudConnect satellite IoT system in partnership with Amazon Web Services

by Tom Krazit on September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 at 2:06 pmComment

Iridium, the satellite communications network, announced Thursday that it intends to work with Amazon Web Services to connect the leading cloud-provider’s internet-of-things services with Iridium’s satellite network in 2019. This… Read More

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket puts 10 Iridium satellites in orbit, then lands in rough seas

by Alan Boyle on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 6:32 amComment

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent 10 more Iridium NEXT telecommunications satellites into space today from a fogged-in California pad, then executed a rough-and-tumble booster landing. Today’s mission also featured an… Read More

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SpaceX launches gravity-mapping probes plus another five Iridium telecom satellites

by Alan Boyle on May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 at 2:04 pmComment

A refurbished SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent two gravity-mapping satellites and five satellites for Iridium’s next-generation telecommunications network into orbit today on its second go-round. The soot-smudged first-stage booster previously… Read More

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches fifth batch of Iridium NEXT telecom satellites

by Alan Boyle on March 30, 2018April 2, 2018 at 3:17 pmComment

Another 10 next-generation Iridium telecommunications satellites were sent into orbit today aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This makes the fifth set… Read More

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SpaceX puts 10 Iridium telecom satellites in orbit – and creates a spectacle in the sky

by Alan Boyle on December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 at 6:53 pmComment

SpaceX has sent 10 more satellites into orbit for the Iridium NEXT constellation, passing the halfway point in its 75-satellite launch contract. The satellites went into space aboard a two-stage… Read More

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SpaceX launches 10 satellites for Iridium, then lands Falcon 9 booster at sea

by Alan Boyle on October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 at 9:21 amComment

SpaceX launched its third batch of 10 Iridium Next communications satellites from California today on a Falcon 9 rocket, then brought down the first-stage booster for a landing on a… Read More

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SpaceX closes out a rocket doubleheader with Iridium launch and booster landing

by Alan Boyle on June 25, 2017October 7, 2018 at 8:06 pm 3 Comments

Two days after launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida and landing it again, SpaceX accomplished the same feat in California, bringing 10 satellites to low Earth orbit for Iridium’s next-generation… Read More

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SpaceX launches final batch of Iridium telecom satellites (and lands rocket)

Iridium plans to launch CloudConnect satellite IoT system in partnership with Amazon Web Services

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket puts 10 Iridium satellites in orbit, then lands in rough seas

SpaceX launches gravity-mapping probes plus another five Iridium telecom satellites

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches fifth batch of Iridium NEXT telecom satellites

SpaceX puts 10 Iridium telecom satellites in orbit – and creates a spectacle in the sky

SpaceX launches 10 satellites for Iridium, then lands Falcon 9 booster at sea

SpaceX closes out a rocket doubleheader with Iridium launch and booster landing

SpaceX returns to flight with Iridium satellite launch – and rocket landing!

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FAA closes the case on SpaceX’s rocket explosion and OKs Falcon 9 satellite launch

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SpaceX targets early January for Falcon 9 rocket’s return to flight after explosion

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