The eighth and final Iridium NEXT launch – that was conducted on Friday – will bring to fruition a near 12-year campaign to replace and upgrade the Iridium communications network in Earth orbit.

9.2K. As the end of its launch campaign for the Iridium NEXT constellation nears, Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has reflected upon the past and future uses of the global satellite ...

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has completed the upgrade of its entire satellite constellation, squashing the whispers and doubts against the McLean company.

Virgina-based Iridium is almost halfway through a multi-year plan to replace its low-earth orbit network of communication satellites with a powerful new generation. When deployed, the NEXT global ...

Roughly 80% of Iridium Communications’ 1990s-vintage satellites operate without in-orbit spares, further raising the stakes for launching replacements on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket slated for the ...

The Iridium satellite company is about to replace its constellation, which has provided global voice and data links for the past 19 years. The new spacecraft will go up 10 at a time on SpaceX ...

Launched in 1998 by Motorola, Iridium is a satellite communications constellation that is a “technological marvel,” as John Bloom writes in his new book about Iridium, Eccentric Orbits.. Additionally, ...

Interest in the Iridium constellation as a potential alternative and back-up provider of positioning and timing has increased with the announcement of impending operational capability. Overall concept ...