Space.com SpaceX Delays Next Iridium Launch Two Months 20 February 2017 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: Iridium Communications says SpaceX has pushed back the launch of its second batch of next-generation satellites from mid-April to mid-June, a move that shifts the expected completion date for Iridium Next to the middle of 2018. from Space.com bit.ly/2m0DRF7 Share: