Iridium Eras, Part 3: A Phoenix Rising from the Ashes To celebrate Iridium’s 25th anniversary, we’re reflecting on the eras that made the company what it is today. From its iconic inception to infamous bankruptcy to its rise ...
Guess who’s back…back again…The Iridium-9 Launch Playlist Revealed Hi again. It’s been a while, and wow has a lot happened since the Iridium-8 launch (Ok fine, Iridium-8 wasn’t exactly the last, last flight of this generation ...
A Risk that Paid Off – Looking Back a Year Later at the Success of Iridium® NEXT (Image: The first Iridium NEXT launch on January 14, 2017. Credit: Iridium) One year ago today, Iridium declared victory and completed its $3 billion satellite constellation upgrade. It ...
The Wolf – The Seventh Iridium® NEXT Patch Explained! Each component of this Iridium® NEXT Launch 7 patch has its own special and unique meaning. Representative of guardianship, strength, loyalty and respect, the wolf is symbolic of Iridium’s ...
Iridium-7 is Vertical for Launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base Iridium Communications, in partnership with SpaceX, is prepared to launch 10 Iridium® NEXT satellites tomorrow, July 25. SpaceX will launch this seventh set of new satellites on its ...
Iridium-6/GRACE-FO is Vertical for Launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base Iridium Communications, in partnership with SpaceX, is prepared to launch five Iridium® NEXT satellites, along with the twin spacecraft for the NASA/German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) Gravity ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
