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• Iridium folds Aireon aviation safety service into Rocket Lab-bound business SpaceNews · 6 Jul 2026 Iridium Communications has completed its takeover of Aireon, bringing the aircraft-tracking venture fully in-house ahead of the satellite operator’s planned $8 billion sale to Rocket Lab.
• In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications Ars Technica · 29 Jun 2026 "We believe this will be one of the most transformative deals in the space industry."
• Iridium wins five year US Space Force contract to upgrade EMSS infrastructure SpaceDaily · 3 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 Iridium Communications Inc. has secured a five year indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract from the US Space Force Space Systems Command Commercial Space Office worth up to...
• Iridium unveils chip to bring GPS protection to mass-market devices SpaceNews · 27 Oct 2025 Iridium Communications plans to release a tiny chip next year to protect devices relying on navigation satellites from jamming and spoofing, reinforcing one of the L-band operator’s core strengths as SpaceX’s Starlink en...
• Iridium exploring small satellites to advance PNT capabilities SpaceNews · 5 Feb 2025 Iridium Communications is looking into using small satellites to demonstrate advanced Positioning, Navigation and Timing capabilities, CEO Matt Desch said Feb. 4 during the Smallsat Symposium in Silicon Valley.
• Suzi McBride, Iridium – Leading Women in Space SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2024 In this episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Suzi McBride, Chief Operating Officer, Iridium Communications Inc.
• Iridium secures $94 million U.S. Space Force contract for satellite communications support SpaceNews · 4 Jun 2024 The contract is for ground infrastructure, including a service center that supports DoD users of Iridium communications
• Iridium to take over GPS backup provider for $115 million SpaceNews · 4 Mar 2024 Iridium Communications announced plans March 4 to buy out Satelles, which provides an alternative to GPS via the satellite operator’s L-band network, marking the first acquisition in the 36-year-old company’s history.
• Iridium adds five years to constellation lifetime estimate SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2024 Iridium Communications expects to get another five years out of its satellites, pushing out any need to complete a replenishment of the L-band connectivity constellation to at least 2035.
• Iridium weighs in on Ligado’s lawsuit against US government SpaceNews · 12 Feb 2024 Iridium Communications and private sector groups worried Ligado’s proposed terrestrial network would interfere with GPS are backing efforts to throw out the company’s lawsuit against the U.S. government.
• Iridium pivots to standardized direct-to-device satellite services SpaceNews · 10 Jan 2024 Iridium Communications plans to make its low Earth orbit constellation compatible with 5G standards used by mass-market smartphones, aiming to enable them to access messaging and SOS services outside cellular coverage fr...
• Iridium calls on US to follow Canada’s Ligado rejection SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2023 Iridium Communications is redoubling efforts to reverse U.S. regulatory approval for Ligado’s terrestrial wireless plans after Canada rejected the network following GPS interference concerns.
• SpaceX launches OneWeb Gen 2 technology demonstrator SpaceNews · 20 May 2023 SpaceX launched a technology demonstration satellite for OneWeb’s second-generation broadband constellation May 20, along with spares for the British firm’s current low Earth orbit network and another that U.S.-based Iri...
• SpaceX to launch ninth batch of Iridium NEXT satellites Teslarati · 14 Sep 2022 Iridium Communications has chosen SpaceX to launch one last batch of its NEXT communications satellites, rounding out the constellation with up to...
• Iridium enters development deal to bring its network to smartphones SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 Satellite operator Iridium Communications said July 26 it has entered into a development agreement to enable its technology in smartphones.
• U.S. Army selects Iridium to develop payload for low Earth orbit satellite navigation system SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2021 Iridium Communications announced June 24 it received a U.S. Army contract to develop a payload that could be used to broadcast data such as timing or location signals.