SpaceX launches five Iridium-NEXT and fifteen OneWeb sats plus a OneWeb test spacecraft called Joey-Sat for its competitors

by | May 22, 2023 | Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket from Vandenberg, California, USA at 1316 GMT on 20 May 2023. The launch vehicle was carrying five Iridium-NEXT satellites (174, 177-179, & 181), fifteen OneWeb satellites (621-635) and a single OneWeb Joey-Sat which is a beam-hopping technology demonstration satellite on behalf of OneWeb, ESA and the UK Space Agency (and the Israeli SatixFy firm which built JoeySat’s payload). The reusable B1063 first stage, on its 11th flight, landed on the drone landing ship Of Course I Still Love You located down range in the Pacific.

Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg carrying payload of Iridium-NEXT and OneWeb satellites including Joey-Sat test spacecraft. Courtesy: SpaceX

Comment by David Todd: It is admirable that SpaceX continues to launch satellites for its competitor constellations. While Iridium-Next is not really a competitor with its much simpler communications offering, OneWeb definitely is – especially the Joey-Sat technology demonstration satellite ahead of its V2 constellation satellite design.

About Seradata

Seradata produces the renowned Seradata database. Trusted by over 100 of the world’s leading Space organisations, Seradata is a fully queryable database used for market analysis, failure/risk assessment, spectrum analysis and space situational awareness (SSA).

For more information go to https://www.seradata.com/product/

Related Articles

Categories

Archives

Tags

nasaspacexecoreviewsissesaArianespacechinavideoFalcon 9v1.2FT Block 525virgin galacticfalcon 9ULAevaRoscosmosspacewalkDGABlue Originaviation weekInternational Space StationaresIGTsoyuzRocket LabBeidouawardsAirbus DSStarlinkboeingspaceSatellite broadcastingrussiaOneWebmoonISROCargo Return VehiclemarsblogresearchspaceshiptwoorionjaxamarsimpactEutelsathyperboladelaydemocratgoogle lunar prizerocketlunarhypertextthales alenia spaceobamalaunchVegaSESconstellationtourismbarack obamafiguresnorthspaceflightIntelsatnode 2fundedRaymond LygoElon Musk2009Lockheed MartinromeAtlas VExpress MD-2dassault aviationss2sstlaviationLucy2008wk2uksuborbitalradiotestmissiledocking portexplorationSLSAriane 5 ECAVirgin OrbitinternetLong March 2D/2China Manned Space Engineeringsts-122Ariane 5Northrop GrummanElectronmissile defensenewspapercotsgalileospace tourismflight2010Long March 4CspaceportExpress AMU 1buildspace stationaltairsoyuz 2-1ashuttleProton Minternational astronautical congressscaled compositesAriane 6Intelsat 23space shuttleLauncherOneEuropean Space AgencyCosmoshanleybudgetrulesnew yorkLong March 2CInmarsatnew shepardVietnamatvshenzhoucongressMojaveboldenOrbital ATKcnesUS Air ForceGuiana Space Centerlunar landeriacApollolawsSpace Systems/LoralUK Space AgencyLong March 4BKuaizhou 1AkscElectron KSILSdarpaprotonTalulah RileyVega CFalcon 9v1.2 Block 5North KoreaeulaunchesSkylonAstriumpicturebaseusaastronautdragonlanderfiveeventTelesatSpace InsuranceSSLViasatAprilSNC50thfalconWednesdaySea LaunchLong Marchinterviewcustomer

Stay Informed with Seradata

Stay informed on the latest news, insights, and more from Seradata by signing up for our newsletter.