The Iridium Phoenix – Decoding the 5th Launch Patch
Rising from the ashes to become a force in the industry, undergoing financial and technological transformations and being reborn through the Iridium® NEXT constellation – our fifth launch patch celebrates the Iridium story past, present and future. Everything on our...
Iridium-5 is Vertical for Launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base
Iridium Communications, in partnership with SpaceX, is prepared to launch its fifth set of 10 Iridium® NEXT satellites tomorrow, March 30th.
Iridium CertusSM – More Than Just Satellite Broadband
To kick off 2018, we wanted to provide a deep dive into one of this year’s key Iridium initiatives – Iridium CertusSM. Enabled by Iridium NEXT, Iridium Certus is our next-generation, specialty broadband service, offering critical safety, L-band communications connectivity to the entire planet. In addition to providing the fastest L-band speeds available, Iridium Certus will shake up the market status quo.
Fourth Set of Iridium® NEXT Satellites Arrive in Orbit and Provide Telemetry
Iridium Communications announced today that the fourth set of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites, launched Friday by SpaceX, are functioning nominally and have begun the testing and validation process. Not only did this fourth launch mark the midway point of the Iridium NEXT...
Lucky charms, Special Tributes and Symbolism: Iridium® NEXT Launch Patches Demystified!
What do the Statue of Liberty, a zodiac sign, lucky horseshoes and the Big Dipper all have in common? They’ve all made it onto an Iridium NEXT launch patch. If you’ve been following the Iridium NEXT launch campaign, you may have seen the unique patches developed for...
Flight-Proven Falcon 9 Rocket is Vertical at Vandenberg Air Force Base and Ready for Fourth Iridium® NEXT Launch
Iridium Communications, in partnership with SpaceX, is prepared to launch its fourth set of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites today, December 22nd, on SpaceX’s flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket. The full payload and rocket have been transported to the launch pad, and the rocket...
Canada C3 Expedition Completes its Tri-Coastal Voyage for Canada’s 150th Anniversary with Help from the Iridium® Network
Iridium helped keep Canada C3 connected as it traveled to the most remote reaches of Canada An epic, 150-day, 12,000 nautical mile sailing journey, aboard a 220-foot icebreaker, came to an end in late-October, when the Canada C3 expedition vessel docked in Victoria...
Third Set of Iridium® NEXT Satellites Arrive in Orbit and Provide Telemetry
Iridium Communications announced today that the third set of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites, launched Monday by SpaceX, are functioning nominally and have begun the testing and validation process. This batch of 10 satellites was launched out of Vandenberg Air Force Base...