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Iridium

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Under the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) contract, Iridium provides unlimited secure and unsecure voice, data, and other services.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat invests in AMN • Iridium gets $44 million DISA contract extension • NSR finds slow growth in satellite operator revenues

The contract extension adds six months to Iridium's contract that began in 2013.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat invests in AMN • Iridium gets $44 million DISA contract extension • NSR finds slow growth in satellite operator revenues

A Delta 2 variant launched five Iridium communications satellites into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base on 1997-05-05.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative GeneralOct 15, 2018Delta 2 finishes its 29-year run as America’s trusty medium-lift workhorse

Harris built more than 100 hosted payloads as part of the Iridium Next constellation.

Mentioned as: IridiumOrg RelationshipOct 15, 2018Harris, L3 CEOs say merger will catapult company among prime contractor elite

Iridium Certus, a connectivity service based on Iridium Next, is designed to reach speeds up to 1.4 Mbps over the L-band system.

Mentioned as: IridiumOrg RelationshipOct 15, 2018Kepler Communications raises $16 million for telecom constellation

SpaceX used the same first stage for the Saocom-1A mission that launched 10 satellites for Iridium about 10.5 weeks earlier from Vandenberg.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2018SpaceX launches Argentine satellite, posts first ground-landing on West Coast

SpaceX has several other missions planned for the same year including Falcon 9 launches of another 10 Iridium Next satellites, Es’hailSat’s Es’hail-2, and the U.S. Air Force’s first GPS-3 satellite.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2018SpaceX launches Argentine satellite, posts first ground-landing on West Coast

Iridium service provider The AST Group is providing L-band terminals to Ocean Cleanup.

Mentioned as: IridiumOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Thales InFlyt eyes global Ka-band network • Iridium to connect Ocean Cleanup effort • SES opens Isle of Man teleport

Iridium has 65 of 75 Thales Alenia Space-built Iridium Next satellites in orbit.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative GeneralSep 12, 2018Iridium to finish deorbiting legacy constellation early next year

The original Iridium first-generation constellation launched in the late 1990s and had finished launching by 2006.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative GeneralSep 12, 2018Iridium to finish deorbiting legacy constellation early next year

Iridium plans to launch the final 10 Iridium Next satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in November.

Mentioned as: iridium nextTechnical ProductSep 12, 2018Iridium to finish deorbiting legacy constellation early next year

Harris built 230 hosted payloads for Iridium Next communications satellites and transferred that hosted-payload technology to its small satellite business.

Mentioned as: IridiumOrg RelationshipAug 22, 2018Small satellites are at the center of a space industry transformation

Harris supplied hosted payloads for Iridium Next communications satellites.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative GeneralAug 9, 2018Harris small satellite business jumps to $100 million in revenues

Supplying hosted payloads for Iridium Next led Harris to develop capabilities in miniaturizing spacecraft systems, lowering costs, and accelerating development timelines.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative GeneralAug 9, 2018Harris small satellite business jumps to $100 million in revenues

Iridium has a five-year, $400,000,000 contract with the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency that expires in October.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative FinancialAug 6, 2018Iridium posts sharply higher revenue, forecasts decade-long capex holiday

Iridium spent $132,000,000 in capital expenditures in the past three months, most of it on Iridium Next.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative FinancialAug 6, 2018Iridium posts sharply higher revenue, forecasts decade-long capex holiday

The newest 10 Iridium Next satellites launched on 2018-07-25 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and were scheduled to start operation over August and early September.

Mentioned as: IridiumOrg RelationshipAug 6, 2018Iridium posts sharply higher revenue, forecasts decade-long capex holiday

Iridium projects $100,000,000 in annual revenue from Certus products by the end of 2021.

Mentioned as: IridiumNarrative FinancialAug 6, 2018Iridium posts sharply higher revenue, forecasts decade-long capex holiday

SpaceX launched 10 Iridium Next telecommunications satellites on 2018-07-25 using a Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: IridiumOrg RelationshipJul 25, 2018SpaceX launches penultimate Iridium Next mission

Iridium Next satellites carry more powerful L-band payloads capable of providing up to 1.4 Mbps of connectivity to boats, planes, and various satellite-connected devices.

Mentioned as: Iridium NextTechnical ProductJul 25, 2018SpaceX launches penultimate Iridium Next mission
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