1月15日消息:今日凌晨1:54美國太空探索公司SPCE X在西海岸加州范登堡空軍基地,成功發(fā)射一箭十星,將銥星公司的下一代首批10顆通信衛(wèi)星送入625km高的低軌.
IRIDIUM-1 MISSION
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 10 satellites to low-Earth orbit for Iridium, a global leader in mobile voice and data satellite communications. The 10 satellites are the first of at least 70 satellites that SpaceX will be launching for Iridium’s next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT.
SpaceX is targeting launch of Iridium-1 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window opens on January 14 at 9:54:39 am PST or 5:54:39 pm UTC. The satellites will begin deployment about an hour after launch.