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Iridium Communications

Iridium Communications, trading as IRDM, operates a 66-satellite LEO constellation delivering voice, data, and IoT connectivity worldwide, including polar regions.

IRDMACTIVE

Global mobile satellite communications provider operating a 66-satellite LEO constellation providing voice, data, and IoT services worldwide including polar regions.

📍 McLean, Virginia📅 Founded 1998👥 501-1000 employees🌐 Website →

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Profile Completeness

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Key metrics

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Founded

1998

Employees

501-1000

Market cap

$5.2B

Est. revenue

$872M

Contract value

$823M

Tier

About

Global mobile satellite communications provider operating a 66-satellite LEO constellation providing voice, data, and IoT services worldwide including polar regions.

SpaceNexus Score

46D

Early Stage

Data confidence: 70%

financial Health38

technology Readiness45

market Position69

growth Momentum19

operational Maturity30

risk Profile75

Key Insights

•Publicly traded, providing transparency and access to capital markets.

•Active government contract portfolio (20 contracts) signals strong institutional trust.

•Established player with 28+ years in the industry.

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Company Info

Founded1998

HeadquartersMcLean, Virginia

CountryUS

Employees501-1000

Statusactive

Ownershippublic

Sectorsatellite

Financial Snapshot

Revenue (Est.)$872M

Market Cap$5.2B

TickerIRDM (Nasdaq)

Stock Price$48.75

Annual Revenue (10-K)

FY 2023

$791M

FY 2024

$831M5.1%

FY 2025

$872M4.9%

Live Signals

Latest government contract

ALTERNATIVE POSITION, NAVIGATION AND TIMING SERVICES

DoD · $8M · Jun 22, 2026

Latest SEC filing

8-K · Sep 15, 2026 · EDGAR ↗

Key Products

activeservice

Iridium Certus

Broadband service for maritime, aviation, and land mobile.

activesatellite_constellation

Iridium NEXT

66-satellite LEO constellation for global voice and data.

Facilities

Iridium Communications facilities: name, type and location

Iridium HQ	headquarters	McLean, US

FacilityIridium HQ
Typeheadquarters
LocationMcLean, US

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Earnings

SEC EDGAR, company releases

Iridium CommunicationsIRDMEstimated
Estimated: around Thu, Oct 22, 2026 (not announced by the company) · period ending September 2026
Estimated from the company's own SEC filings: it reported the same period a year earlier on Thu, Oct 23, 2025. The company has not announced this date.
Iridium CommunicationsIRDMResults filed
Results filed Wed, Jul 22, 2026, before the market opened · period ending June 2026
Share move: not captured (no closing quote was recorded for that session)
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Latest filings

SEC EDGAR

Material events
Shareholder vote results; Other event the company chose to report
8-K items: 5.07 Shareholder vote results · 8.01 Other event the company chose to report · 9.01 Documents attached
Current report (8-K) · Filed Sep 24, 2026, 4:52 pm New York time · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
Material events
Merger or acquisition communication (425)
Merger or acquisition communication (425) · Filed Sep 18, 2026, 4:26 pm New York time · Read the filing on SEC.gov (opens in a new tab) · Filing index (opens in a new tab)
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