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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.

Thales MissionLINK 700 and MissionLINK 200 terminals offer Iridium Certus service for land mobile applications.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 2, 2021A Trio Of Regulatory Approvals For Iridium® SATCOM In Japan For Aircraft, Ships + Vehicles

Iridium Certus aviation solutions were planned for availability in late 2021 to serve business, commercial, government and general aviation aircraft, including rotorcraft.

PlanValue 4.0Aug 2, 2021A Trio Of Regulatory Approvals For Iridium® SATCOM In Japan For Aircraft, Ships + Vehicles

Iridium has invested in DDK Positioning, which offers positioning data services using Iridium’s network.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Jun 24, 2021U.S. Army selects Iridium to develop payload for low Earth orbit satellite navigation system

Iridium will develop a concept based on the Iridium Burst service that can transmit data to thousands of enabled devices via Iridium’s 66-satellite low Earth orbit network.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jun 24, 2021U.S. Army selects Iridium to develop payload for low Earth orbit satellite navigation system

Canadian Forces Station Alert has deployed Iridium Certus technology using a Thales MissionLINK 700 terminal to ensure reliable communications.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 14, 2021Upcoming Operation Arctic Lynx Field Exercises Revealed By Iridium

Iridium’s investment in DDK Positioning will allow DDK to grow the company and expand its service offering globally.

RelationshipsGrowthValue 4.2May 26, 2021Iridium makes strategic investment in DDK Positioning, provider of enhanced GNSS accuracy solutions

DDK Positioning uses the Iridium network to provide global precision positioning services that augment GNSS constellations including GPS and Galileo.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 26, 2021Iridium makes strategic investment in DDK Positioning, provider of enhanced GNSS accuracy solutions

DDK Positioning uses the Iridium network to provide global precision positioning services that augment GNSS constellations including GPS and Galileo.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 25, 2021Strategic Investment By Iridium Into DDK Positioning For Enhanced GNSS Accuracy Solutions

Iridium’s investment in DDK Positioning will allow DDK Positioning to grow the company and expand its service offering globally.

RelationshipsGrowthValue 3.0May 25, 2021Strategic Investment By Iridium Into DDK Positioning For Enhanced GNSS Accuracy Solutions

Iridium GMDSS provides a maritime emergency and distress service that operates where alternative satellite GMDSS systems do not work.

CapabilityValue 3.0May 20, 2021Applied Satellite Technology Is First Iridium® GMDSS Service Provider For Liberian Flagged Vessels

The SKYTRAC SDL-350 SATCOM terminal will provide Transport Canada’s Dash-7 and Dash-8 aircraft with Iridium Certus connectivity enabling up to 704 Kbps of bandwidth.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 17, 2021SKYTRAC + TerraSense Join Forces To Bring Iridium Certus Connectivity To Transport Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Ops

Iridium Certus operates on a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0May 17, 2021SKYTRAC + TerraSense Join Forces To Bring Iridium Certus Connectivity To Transport Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Ops

The SDL-350 Iridium Certus connectivity enables Dash-7 and Dash-8 aircraft to transmit live video and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging directly to the ground in real time.

CapabilityValue 4.5May 17, 2021SKYTRAC + TerraSense Join Forces To Bring Iridium Certus Connectivity To Transport Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Ops

The booster that completed its ninth flight on 2021-05-04 previously launched the Telstar 18 Vantage communications satellite, a set of Iridium satellites, and six other Starlink missions.

PlanGeneralValue 2.5May 4, 2021SpaceX continues Starlink deployment with latest launch

The IMS-350 uses SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus connectivity solution.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0May 3, 2021Partnership Formed By Nordic Unmanned + SKYTRAC For UAV SATCOM System

The IMS-350 enables Iridium Certus broadband services on Nordic Unmanned UAV platforms with bi-directional speeds from 176 Kbps to 352 Kbps for uplink and 704 Kbps for downlink, depending on antenna configuration.

CapabilityValue 5.0May 3, 2021Partnership Formed By Nordic Unmanned + SKYTRAC For UAV SATCOM System

Iridium’s global coverage helps ensure that Indonesian government personnel remain connected during operations.

GeneralValue 2.0Apr 15, 2021Iridium®’s Push-to-Talk Solves Indonesian Government’s Remote Communications Challenges

The Indonesian government has deployed 500 Iridium Push-to-Talk (PTT) handsets to support communication efforts across the country.

GeneralValue 3.2Apr 15, 2021Iridium®’s Push-to-Talk Solves Indonesian Government’s Remote Communications Challenges

Iridium PTT provides a cost-effective solution for reliable real-time communications on land, at sea, or in the air in Indonesia.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.0Apr 15, 2021Iridium®’s Push-to-Talk Solves Indonesian Government’s Remote Communications Challenges

PT Amalgam Indocorpora supported the implementation of Iridium PTT devices by providing the Indonesian government with customized Icom IC-SAT100 PTT devices.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 15, 2021Iridium®’s Push-to-Talk Solves Indonesian Government’s Remote Communications Challenges
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