New Target Date for Second Iridium® NEXT Launch
May 25 2017 - 2:00PM
Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) today announced the second
launch for the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation has been moved
earlier, and is now targeted for June 25, 2017 at 1:24:59 PDT with
an instantaneous launch window
. SpaceX
informed Iridium that range availability had opened up at
Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California, where SpaceX’s west
coast launch facility is located, and planned to target Iridium’s
launch four days earlier than originally scheduled. This launch
will deliver the second payload of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites to
orbit, bringing the total to 20 Iridium NEXT satellites in space.
“We’re excited for this next launch,” said Matt Desch, chief
executive officer, Iridium. “Satellites have already started to
arrive at the launch site and are undergoing pre-launch
preparations, so we’ll be ready to go. An earlier launch date
is all the better for our constellation deployment plans.”
Iridium has partnered with SpaceX for a series of eight launches
scheduled to take place through mid-2018, delivering a total of 75
satellites to low-Earth orbit. Iridium NEXT is replacing the
Company’s existing constellation of satellites with more powerful
capabilities, including Aireon’s space-based global real-time
aircraft surveillance and tracking service.
For more information and up-to-date information about Iridium
NEXT, please visit www.IridiumNEXT.com .
About Iridium Communications Inc.Iridium is the
only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that
spans the entire globe. Iridium enables connections between people,
organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time.
Together with its ecosystem of partner companies, Iridium delivers
an innovative and rich portfolio of reliable solutions for markets
that require truly global communications. The company has a major
development program underway for its next-generation network —
Iridium NEXT. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in
McLean, Va., U.S.A., and its common stock trades on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the ticker symbol IRDM. For more
information about Iridium products, services and partner solutions,
visit www.iridium.com.
Media contact:
Jordan Hassin
Iridium Communications Inc.
+1 (202) 232-6601
jordan.hassin@iridium.com
Twitter: @Iridiumcomm
Investor Contact:
Kenneth Levy
Iridium Communications Inc.
+1 (703) 287-7570
Ken.Levy@Iridium.com
Twitter: @IridiumIR
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