Watch and discuss live as SpaceX launches a previously launched Block 4 (B1043.2) Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Iridium-6 mission carrying 5 of the Iridium NEXT satellites into orbit. This mission will only carry half of the usual amount of Iridium satellites since it will share the ride with two scientific satellites, GRACE-FO 1 and 2 for NASA & GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences).
Iridium NEXT will replace the world's largest commercial satellite network of low-Earth orbit satellites in what will be one of the largest "tech upgrades" in history. Iridium has partnered with Thales Alenia Space for the manufacturing, assembly and testing of all 81 Iridium NEXT satellites, 75 of which will be launched by SpaceX. Powered by a uniquely sophisticated global constellation of 66 cross-linked Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, the Iridium network provides high-quality voice and data connections over the planet’s entire surface, including across oceans, airways and polar regions.
GRACE-FO will continue the task of the original GRACE mission, providing critical measurements that will be used together with other data to monitor the movement of water masses across the planet and mass changes within Earth itself. Monitoring changes in ice sheets and glaciers, underground water storage and sea level provides a unique view of Earth’s climate and has far-reaching benefits.
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