Iridium Next Flight 8 (x10) - Falcon 9 (B1049.2) - Vandenberg SLC-4E - 11.01.2019, 15:31 UTC

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 7 мин. назад

The Falcon 9 rocket's second stage has arrived in a preliminary orbit, and the Merlin upper stage engine has shut down. Another burn is planned at 8:23am EST (11:23am EST; 1623 GMT) to put the Iridium satellites in the correct orbit for deployment. https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/01/11/falcon-9-iridium-8-mission-status-center/ ...

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 9 мин. назад

Nominal orbit insertion CONFIRMED. Now a 43-ish minute coast until 2nd stage re-ignition. #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Iridium8

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 7:40 - 11 янв. 2019 г.

Second successful landing for B1049. Grid fins really worked their magic there - lots of steering, nailed the landing. #Bullseye

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https://www.iridium.com/blog/2019/01/11/butterfly-eighth-final-iridium-next-launch-patch-decoded/

The Butterfly – The Eighth & Final Iridium® NEXT Launch Patch Decoded
by Frank Johnson | Jan 11, 2019 | Iridium NEXT



A symbol of endurance, change, hope and life, the butterfly is a physical representation of transformation. Iridium is about to complete its own technological and financial transformation with its Iridium NEXT program on the cusp of completion. Enabling new services and technologies, like Iridium CertusSM broadband and Aireon's global aircraft surveillance system, a new era of mobile satellite communications begins; an era where truly global connectivity, reliability and mobility reach unprecedented heights.

Every detail of this patch represents something special to Iridium. The graphic above outlines each aspect and hidden meaning of our final launch patch. Enjoy!

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01/11/2019 18:50 Stephen Clark

Today's landing of the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage on the drone ship "Just Read the Instructions" marked the 33rd time SpaceX has recovered one of its rockets intact after a launch toward orbit. It's the 21st successful landing on one of SpaceX's two ocean-going drone ships. Another 11 rockets have returned to Cape Canaveral after launches from Florida's Space Coast, and one has returned to land at Vandenberg.

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Michael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight 7:58 - 11 янв. 2019 г.

Launch of a #SpaceX #Falcon9 with Iridium-8 – the eighth and final Iridium NEXT mission.

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Falcon 9 launches Iridium-8 and Falcon 9 first stage landing

SciNews

Опубликовано: 11 янв. 2019 г.

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01/11/2019 19:11
 Stephen Clark

The exact launch time today was reported at 7:31:33.492 a.m. PST.

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Зажигание!


2-е Выкл ДУ 2-чт РН

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01/11/2019 19:24 Stephen Clark

The guidance team reports the upper stage has achieved the intended orbit.

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