Iridium Communications

Iridium Communications Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustrySatellite telecommunications
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Matthew J. Desch (CEO) Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (CFO) Suzi McBride (COO)
ProductsSatellite communications equipment
ServicesSatellite voice and data services
RevenueIncrease US$560.4 million (2019)[1]
Decrease US$10.1 million (2019)[1]
Decrease –US$162.0 million (2019)[1]
Total assetsUS$3.62 billion (2019)[1]
Total equityUS$1.46 billion (2019)[1]
Number of employees
497+ (2019)[1]
Websiteiridium.com

Iridium Communications Inc. (formerly Iridium Satellite LLC) is a publicly traded American company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, United States. Iridium operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 75 satellites: 66 are active satellites and the remaining nine function as in-orbit spares.[2] Iridium Satellites are used for worldwide voice and data communication from handheld satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers, as well as for two-way satellite messaging service from supported conventional mobile phones.[3][4][5] The nearly polar orbit and communication between satellites via inter-satellite links provide global service availability.

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