SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches 10 communications satellites

Jorge Villalba/iStock(NEW YORK) — Using its Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX on Friday launched the final group of next generation communication satellites, known as Iridium NEXT, completing a decade-long project. The 10 satellites, which are part of a 75-piece constellation, were launched at 10:31 a.m. ET from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. They began …

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