Iridium Next 1

 2017-003A

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Thales Alenia EliteBus satellites with 66 operational, 6 in orbit spares and 9 ground spares. 10 sats on 1000 kg SpaceX-developed dispenser. 5 sats per tier.

Same LEO platform as Globalstar 2 and O3b. Assembly, integration and test at Orbital/Gilbert. Half hex prism + 2 panels Launch mass 860 kg, dry 700 kg.

Size 3.1 x 2.4 x 1.5m, Span 9.4m.

F9 stage 1 landing on V or on JRTI at 31 17 45 N 120 30 46N.

Four of the 10 sats carried exactEarth-RT AIS payloads built by Harris Corp; all carried Aireon ADS-B.

IN1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2017 Jan 14	1754:39	Launch by Falcon 9FT	V SLC4E
		T+2:24 St 1 MECO
		T+2:27 St 1 sep
		T+2:35 St 2 burn
		T+3:15 Fairing sep
		T+4:30 Stage 1 boostback burn
		T+6:30 Stage 1 entry burn
	1802:28	T+7:49? Stage 1 landed on JRTI
	1803:48	T+9:09 SECO-1	160? x 670?
	1847:11	T+52:32 SES-2
		T+52:34 SECO-2
		T+59:16 Begin Iridium deploy	667 x 667 x 86.4
	1853:54	Sat 1
	1855:34	Sat 2
	1857:14	Sat 3
	1858:54	Sat 4
	1900:34	Sat 5
	1902:14	Sat 6
	1903:54	Sat 7
	1905:34	Sat 8
	1907:14	Sat 9
	1908:54	Sat 10
	1908:54	T+1:14:16 Complete Iridium deploy	617 x 626 x 86.7
2017 Jan 14			97.03 611 x 622 x 86.7
2017 Jan 18			97.03 610 x 622 x 86.7
2017 Jan 20		Orbit raising	97.23 619 x 632 x 86.7
2017 Jan 24			98.83 701 x 704 x 86.5
2017 Jan 27			98.83 701 x 704 x 86.5
2017 Feb 9			98.83 700 x 705 x 86.5
2017 Feb 13		Operational orbit	100.40 776 x 778 x 86.4
2017 Apr 12			100.40 775 x 779 x 86.4