377K views · 169 shares | SpaceX on Friday launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 satellites for Iridium Communications in Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit about an hour after liftoff. The 10 new satellites will replace Iridium's entire global satellite network. The three-billion-US-dollar project is scheduled for completion in 2018, with a total of 75 new satellites launched into orbit. | CGTN | Facebook

189K views · 401 reactions | There are now 65 Iridium NEXT satellites in orbit. Look back to the first launch of Iridium NEXT and learn more about the world's largest satellite constellation in orbit. | Thales Alenia Space | Facebook

"The four latest O3b telecommunications satellites are now in orbit. Along with the Iridium NEXT constellation, fully operational since February, this latest milestone reflects Thales Alenia's global leadership in telecom constellations." - Jean-Loïc Galle, Thales Alenia Space CEO | Thales Alenia Space