The iridium Sats were not the only scheduled payload on Falcon 9. There was (supposed to be an) an Eye aboard.
One thing to consider. Launching an orbital satellite out over the pacific Westward is the wrong way. You need to spend fuel to overcome the earth's rotation in order to reach orbit. Launch over the Atlantic Eastward to gain the earth rotational velocity. Why were we launching westward to put up iridium satellites?