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WASHINGTON — Mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications on March 12 rejected rival Inmarsat's allegations that international regulators had rejected Iridium's application to be certified to provide maritime-distress communications services. Iridium said it is on track to receive approval as a ...

The scheduled launch will use Falcon 9's previously-flown first stage that SpaceX deployed in October 2017 to bring the third set of Iridium NEXT satellites into orbit. The satellites that will lift off as part of the Iridium-5 launch mission will go to orbital plane 1 and enter service upon completion of the testing ...

In trading on Monday, shares of Iridium Communications Inc (Symbol: IRDM) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 28.5, after changing hands as low as $10.925 per share. By comparison, the current RSI reading of the S&P 500 ETF ( SPY ) is 54.3. A bullish investor could look at IRDM's ...

The latest set of Iridium NEXT satellites have arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in preparation for the Iridium NEXT-5 launch at the end of this month. They will be launched on a Falcon 9 booster that is familiar with the mission requirements, having previously launched the Iridium NEXT-3 mission.

Iridium Communications announced it has selected Honeywell Aerospace, Skytrac, Avitek and Navicom Aviation as the first Iridium Certus service providers for the aviation industry. As Iridium Certus service providers, each company will be able to offer the new L-Band satellite connectivity to its customers ...

WASHINGTON — A company that fleet operator Iridium formed to help finance its second-generation satellite constellation is taking longer than expected to pay Iridium back for carrying its sensor network to orbit. McLean, Virginia-based Iridium said Feb. 22 that to avoid counting on aircraft-tracking startup ...