The concept for Iridium originated in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a Motorola project. The name "Iridium" comes from the chemical element Iridium, which has an atomic number of 77 ...

MCLEAN, Va., May 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced today a key milestone in its long-term constellation resilience and redundancy planning, with the ...

The company is currently upgrading the Wirewalker’s ability to transmit data to shore via GSM, VHS and the Iridium satellite constellation. In the future, they will also harness wave energy to power ...

A Canadian woman was recently detained and fined for carrying a GPS device at Goa airport, an incident with established ...

Planet Labs (NYSE:PL) shares jumped around 17% premarket on Wednesday after the satellite imagery firm signed a multi-year, $230M deal to expand its partnership with a long-standing, Asia-Pacific ...

The Iridium constellation (pictured here) consists of 66 satellites that are in synchronized orbits to provide truly global coverage. SpaceX's Starlink constellation orbit is even lower, requiring ...