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Inaugural Iridium Next Launch Now Set for Monday

January 9, 2017 |Satellite

The first satellites in Iridium's Next constellation are now scheduled for launch Monday, the company said in a tweet Friday. That launch by SpaceX was initially scheduled for September and postponed by an explosion during a SpaceX preflight ignition test and subsequent investigation (see 1610270015).