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Falcon 9 Iridium 8 NEXT

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Falcon 9 Block 5 for Iridium 8 mission was successfully launched on Jan 11, 2019. This was the 8th and final set of Iridium satellites.


Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-4E


Vehicle: Block 5 Core #49 (Reused), Fairing 1.0, Titanium grid fins, Landing legs 2.0


Payload: Iridium NEXT satellites (66-75)


Landing: Drone ship sea landing in the Pacific ("Just Read The Instructions")


1:100 Scale paper model (Updated)


Special thanks to Reese Carges (@AstroReeseW) for providing correct logos for the fairing.