Iridium Communications has selected MetOcean Telematics, NAL Research, and Trace Systems as Iridium Certus® service providers for U.S. government customers.
Scott Scheimreif is the Executive Vice President of Government Programs at Iridium.
Iridium Certus™ terminals enable U.S. government users to connect remote assets to command and control centers in the U.S. securely and cost-effectively.
The Iridium network offers global, on-the-move, L-band connectivity for enhanced capabilities meeting Communications Security (COMSEC) requirements for the Department of Defense (DoD).
The Iridium network provides satellite communications in high-risk combat zones and during inclement weather events.
Iridium Certus terminals are low-profile and maintain broadband connectivity in fast-paced environments on land, at sea, and in the air without entering or passing through non-U.S. territories.
The Iridium Certus® service supports alternate, contingent, or emergency communications links and command and control for autonomous or uncrewed systems.
The new Iridium GO! manufacturing order to Beam is expected to be delivered in fiscal year 2024.
Beam Communications Holdings Ltd. received a new order worth approximately $2,500,000 from Iridium Communications Inc. for the manufacturing of Iridium GO! devices.
Beam has received manufacturing orders for 67,500 Iridium GO! units from Iridium since the product’s launch.
Iridium GO! was jointly designed and developed by Beam Communications Holdings Ltd. and Iridium Communications Inc.
The Iridium Certus network of 66 LEO satellites provides coverage of 100% of the globe.
McQ Inc. was awarded an AFWERX SBIR Phase II contract to develop a military version of the company’s McQ CONNECT® Iridium Certus® 100 satellite terminal.
Iridium’s first launch took place from Vandenberg on 1997-05-05 and carried five Iridium satellites to orbit on a Delta II rocket.
All satellites in Iridium’s upgraded constellation were built by Thales Alenia Space and carry the Aireon hosted payload.
Since completion of the upgraded Iridium network in early 2019, Iridium’s customer base grew by more than 730,000 subscribers in three years and has more than 1.8 million subscribers today.
SpaceX conducted eight Iridium launches between January 2017 and January 2019.
Iridium launched its second generation of 75 satellites on eight Falcon 9 missions from January 2017 to January 2019.
Iridium indicated in 2023 that it was seeking to launch up to five of the remaining six spare satellites currently in storage in Arizona.
SpaceX conducted eight Iridium launches between January 2017 and January 2019.