The Falcon 9 first stage that landed first flew in 2018-09-01 launching the Telstar 18 Vantage satellite, flew the final Iridium mission in 2019-01-01, and launched four Starlink missions beginning in 2019-05-01, most recently on 2020-08-18.
OneWeb and Iridium signed a memorandum of understanding in September 2019 to jointly market complementary services.
Iridium Edge Pro is compatible with Amazon Web Services through the Iridium CloudConnect service.
The Iridium Edge Pro terminal combines CANbus and traditional Modbus to enhance flexibility for satellite IoT applications.
Iridium Edge Pro is a programmable device featuring BLE connectivity, Java programming, and CANbus protocol integration.
Iridium Edge Pro is an ultra-compact terminal that features programmatic capabilities, a satellite location signal receiver, and various interfaces.
Globalsat Group verifies that the Iridium Edge Pro's functionalities optimize logistics operations by facilitating cost-effective, robust, and real-time data collection and transmission.
The Iridium Edge Pro has a built-in GNSS reception module which allows resource tracking anywhere in the world.
Iridium partners can utilize the BLE connectivity of the Iridium Edge Pro to create solutions with wireless sensors for real-time information delivery.
Bryan Hartin, EVP of sales and marketing at Iridium, states that with Iridium Edge Pro, they offer a trio of out-of-the-box asset management products.
Marcelo Sturmann, Product Manager of Globalsat Group, acknowledges the new opportunities in the fishing and oil & gas markets provided by the Iridium Edge Pro's configuration simplicity and interface features.
The Iridium Edge Pro reports positions and conditions through the Iridium constellation.
Iridium Edge Pro offers global coverage with real-time two-way communications.
Globalsat Group participates in the beta tests of the Iridium Edge Pro terminal for Iridium's SBD service.
Globalsat Group is testing different applications of the Iridium Edge Pro for several markets and preparing training and demonstrations for partners and customers in the region.
Using the Iridium Edge Pro can provide significant savings and risk reduction for vessel and fishing monitoring, mission critical electrical component management, long-haul vehicle telematics, and refrigerated container monitoring.
On 2020-07-02, the U.S. Air Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron issued a warning to the University of Wuerzburg of a 2020-07-05 conjunction between UWE-4 and a retired Iridium satellite.
Iridium completed its second-generation constellation in January 2019 with 66 operational satellites and 9 in-orbit spares.
Relativity Space plans to carry out the six Iridium replacement satellite launches from a new launch site it proposes to develop at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Iridium awarded Relativity Space an on-demand contract for six replacement-satellite launches using the Terran 1 rocket.