Launch Mission: Iridium NEXT Mission 6
Date: 5/22/2018
✅ Successful Launch
🧾 Mission Details
Flight #: 62
Details: GFZ arranged a rideshare of GRACE-FO on a Falcon 9 with Iridium following the cancellation of their Dnepr launch contract in 2015. Iridium CEO Matt Desch disclosed in September 2017 that GRACE-FO would be launched on the sixth Iridium NEXT mission. The booster reuse turnaround was a record 4.5 months between flights.
🚀 Rocket Details
Type: rocket
📍 Launchpad Details
Name: Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4E
Location: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Launchpad Details Page🛰️ Cores
- Core Serial: B1043 — Reuse Count: 1View Core
🧑🚀 Payloads
- Payload: Iridium NEXT 6 — Mass: 4300 kgView Payload
- Payload: GRACE-FO 1-2 — Mass: 1160 kgView Payload
🚢 Ships Involved
- Name: GO Ms Tree — Type: High Speed CraftView Ship