189K views · 400 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

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