Final Iridium Next Launch Slated for Jan. 7

The eighth and final launch of Iridium's Next broadband satellite constellation is scheduled for Jan. 7, a few days' delay, from Vandenberg Air Force base, California, the company tweeted Friday. Iridium emailed that the launch, on a SpaceX rocket, is later than originally scheduled because of a several days' delay involving Spaceflight Industries SSO-A SmallSat Express launch by SpaceX out of Vandenberg earlier this month.