Iridium Next SV1-10 — 2017-003

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Iridium Next SV1-10 — 2017-003 was an orbital attempt conducted on January 14, 2017 from VS using Falcon 9, operated by SPX and carrying 10 recorded payload entries. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.

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Launch class: Orbital attempt
Launch date: January 14, 2017
Relationships: 13
Sources: 1

Historical and technical context

Why this launch belongs in the archive

All launches targeting a positive-perigee Earth orbit, including success, partial success, failure, and pre-liftoff pad explosion. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.

Iridium Next SV1-10 — 2017-003 used Falcon 9 from VS under SPX. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 785 km, the Sat LEO D profile. 10 payload entries are connected to the launch manifest.

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