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Iridium

completedLaunch 1997-030
Launched 6/18/1997LEOService GSat LEO OO 1
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
7 payloads
Iridium 10
retired
Communications
LEO
Iridium
Iridium 11
retired
CommunicationsLEOIridium
Iridium 12
retired
CommunicationsLEOIridium
Iridium 13
retired
CommunicationsLEOIridium
Iridium 14
retired
CommunicationsLEOIridium
Iridium 16
retired
CommunicationsLEOIridium
Iridium 9
retired
CommunicationsLEOIridium
Launch Details
Launch Date
6/18/1997
Launch ID
1997-030
Launch Profile
Sat LEO OO 1
Service Type
G
Customer Type
C
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Center
Launch Vehicle
Proton-K
Launch Site
PU23, Ploshchadka 81L, GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
Payload Summary
Payload Count
7
Constellations
1
Payload Status
retired 7
Payload Mission Types
Communications 7
Track
Mentions
748
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Qualcomm Technologies has integrated Iridium’s satellite connectivity into its Snapdragon Mission Tactical Radio for U.S. government customers and allied partners.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 14, 2025Latest News

Karrier One and Iridium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate Iridium NTN Direct, a standards-based direct-to-device service.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Oct 2, 2025Latest News

Deployers can build IoT solutions for environmental monitoring in the Arctic and asset tracking in remote ocean locations using Iridium's constellation.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.3Oct 2, 2025Latest News

The collaboration with Iridium allows Karrier One to extend its footprint from remote communities into the world's most inaccessible locations.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.2Oct 2, 2025Latest News

Karrier One plans to deploy Iridium NTN Direct for narrowband IoT service for applications such as maritime tracking, oil and gas monitoring, and environmental sensing.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 2, 2025Latest News

The partnership with Iridium provides Karrier One with global reach.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Oct 2, 2025Latest News

Starlink provides isolated voice channels via Iridium and Inmarsat in rugged handsets.

CapabilityValue 4.0Sep 23, 2025Orbit Over Obsolescence: How Satellite Constellations Are Replacing Cell Towers One Layer at a Time

Iridium Communications Inc. and Deutsche Telekom announced a partnership to provide global connectivity to Deutsche Telekom customers through Iridium's 'Iridium NTN Direct' service.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.6Sep 22, 20259/22宇宙ニュース・NASA、月面探査車「VIPER」の輸送にBlue Originを選定 ほか3件

Iridium's LEO satellite constellation utilizes L-band spectrum to provide reliable connectivity even during extreme weather conditions such as hurricanes and blizzards.

CapabilityValue 3.2Sep 22, 20259/22宇宙ニュース・NASA、月面探査車「VIPER」の輸送にBlue Originを選定 ほか3件

EACOWT will add Iridium Certus and Iridium STL services to its portfolio of government services to offer an enhanced GNSS-resilient, LEO Ku-band/L-band solution.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Oct 30, 2024Eutelsat America Corp. + OneWeb Technologies to offer Iridium Certus + STL® services to U.S. Gov’t

Eutelsat OneWeb’s high-speed Ku-band network comprises more than 600 LEO satellites and will serve as the primary service in the combined offering with Iridium.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Oct 30, 2024Eutelsat America Corp. + OneWeb Technologies to offer Iridium Certus + STL® services to U.S. Gov’t

Astra pairs with non-GNSS A-PNT broadcast services, such as Iridium.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.5Sep 10, 2024OneWeb Technologies’ first packaged Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solution

Iridium is developing a direct-to-cell service called Project Stardust to allow standard smartphones to connect to its low Earth orbit satellite network.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 10, 2024New direct-to-cell satellite tech could disrupt billion-dollar military satcom programs

Iridium won the 2019 Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) contract to provide Department of Defense users worldwide access to Iridium’s satellite network with unlimited voice calls and narrowband data transmissions.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Jun 10, 2024New direct-to-cell satellite tech could disrupt billion-dollar military satcom programs

The ECS3 contract for Iridium has a value of approximately $94,000,000 with a potential total value of $103,000,000 based on future surge requirements.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Jun 6, 2024Iridium awarded 5 year contract by USSF’s SSC

The Iridium EMSS program delivers global unlimited secure and standard narrowband voice, broadcast, push-to-talk, and select additional services to an unlimited number of U.S. Department of Defense and DoD-approved subscribers.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 6, 2024Iridium awarded 5 year contract by USSF’s SSC

Iridium has worked with the Department of Defense EMSS Program Office for over 20 years providing sustainment and security enhancements for EMSS.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.2Jun 6, 2024Iridium awarded 5 year contract by USSF’s SSC

In September 2019, the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded Iridium a seven-year, $738,500,000 airtime services contract to continue the EMSS program.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 5.0Jun 6, 2024Iridium awarded 5 year contract by USSF’s SSC

The Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) program provides communication services to the Department of Defense and approved users through Iridium’s satellite network.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 3.4Jun 4, 2024Iridium secures $94 million U.S. Space Force contract for satellite communications support

Iridium’s low-latency network provides reliable BVLOS connectivity, including remote Command and Control (C2) and Detect and Avoid (DAA) capabilities.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 28, 2024Iridium connected drones from American Aerospace Granted 1st FAA waiver for
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