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MDA Space to buy 70% of established & growing French geo-intelligence firm CLS for $647M; CNES keeps 30%
Eurospace: Europe’s space industry sales increased 23% in 2025, headcount just 2.2%; startups are 11% of work force
Thaicom says Astranis-built Thaicom 9 launch delayed to March 2027 following component anomaly affecting 5 satellites
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Iridium CEO on how he approached a possible sale of the company, and why Rocket Lab is the best fit
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  • Iridium CEO on how he approached a possible sale of the company, and why Rocket Lab is the best fit

    by Peter B. de Selding June 29, 2026
    by Peter B. de Selding June 29, 2026

    BALLYSEEDE, Ireland — Iridium Communications Chief Executive Matt Desch outlined, in a June 29 interview, how…

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  • Rocket Lab: Our $8B enterprise value purchase of Iridium will facilitate its growth into PNT, D2D, aviation safety

    by Peter B. de Selding June 29, 2026
    by Peter B. de Selding June 29, 2026

    BALLYSEEDE, Ireland — Rocket Lab is purchasing mobile satellite service provider Iridium Communications for $54 per…

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  • Iridium: Commercial D2D starts in 2026, with ‘material contribution’ to revenue between 2027 and 2029

    by Peter B. de Selding February 13, 2025
    by Peter B. de Selding February 13, 2025

    LA PLATA, Maryland— Mobile satellite services operator Iridium Communications Inc. said it’s on track to begin…

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  • Iridium surveys weakened startup satellite IoT sector for bargains, expects direct-to-smartphone deal this year

    by Peter B. de Selding October 24, 2022
    by Peter B. de Selding October 24, 2022

    PARIS — Mobile satellite service provider Iridium Communications posted  continued growth in revenue and operational EBITDA…

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  • Iridium, whistling a justifiably happy tune, says Viasat-Inmarsat combination is a non-event in its L-band world

    by Peter B. de Selding February 22, 2022
    by Peter B. de Selding February 22, 2022

    PARIS — Life has never been better for mobile satellite service provider Iridium Communications. Revenue and…

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  • Iridium dismisses markets’ swooning over satellite-to-smartphone idea, but says it’ll do the same thing, eventually

    by Peter B. de Selding October 19, 2021
    by Peter B. de Selding October 19, 2021

    PARIS — Mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications Inc. reported unexpectedly robust Q3 revenue and EBITDA,…

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  • Intelsat reports 7.9% drop in pro forma Q2 revenue; in-flight connectivity business up 14% from Q1 on U.S. recovery

    by Peter B. de Selding August 5, 2021
    by Peter B. de Selding August 5, 2021

    CUNCY-LES-VARZY, France — Satellite fleet operator Intelsat reported continued erosion of its media-distribution business in the…

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  • EU Commission & ESA, hunting for spectrum, covet Inmarsat, EchoStar Mobile S-band, want EU-owned ADS-B network

    by Peter B. de Selding June 30, 2021
    by Peter B. de Selding June 30, 2021

    PARIS — European governments have a friendly message for Iridium-backed Aireon, EchoStar Mobile and Inmarsat: We…

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  • Iridium: IoT now accounts for 69% of our subscriptions, and we’re just getting started

    by Peter B. de Selding February 26, 2020
    by Peter B. de Selding February 26, 2020

    PARIS — Mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications reported a double-digit increase in IoT subscribers and…

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  • Iridium: Nov. 4 is our export-credit independence day; compare our new financing with Inmarsat’s

    by Peter B. de Selding October 30, 2019
    by Peter B. de Selding October 30, 2019

    PARIS — The scheduled Nov. 4 closing of Iridium’s $1.45-billion term loan and associated $100 million…

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