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Iridium Communications

United States · 80 active payloads · 1 constellation

Official site
iridium.com
Also known as
Iridium · Iridium Communications
Active payloads
80
On orbit
105
Total payloads
175
Decayed
70
Launches
31
Launched 365 d
0
Constellations
1
First launch
05 May 1997
Last launch
20 May 2023
Snapshot
12 Sept 2026 01:28 UTC

Growth

Fleet growth by launch year

Payloads launched per year, split by current status0102030405019971998199920022017201820192023
  • Launched · still active
  • Launched · no longer active

Programmes

Constellations · 1

ConstellationServiceOrbitActiveTotal365 d
Iridium NEXTCommunicationsLEO801750

Launches

Launch history · 31 launches

LaunchDateSiteSatellites
2023-06820 May 2023Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California5
2019-00211 Jan 2019Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
2018-06125 Jul 2018Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
2018-04722 May 2018Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California5
2018-03030 Mar 2018Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
2017-08323 Dec 2017Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
2017-06109 Oct 2017Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
2017-03925 Jun 2017Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
2017-00314 Jan 2017Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California10
2002-03120 Jun 2002Plesetsk Cosmodrome2
2002-00511 Feb 2002Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California5
1999-03211 Jun 1999Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center2
1998-07419 Dec 1998Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center2
1998-06606 Nov 1998Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California5
1998-05108 Sept 1998Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California5
1998-04819 Aug 1998Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center2
1998-03217 May 1998Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California5
1998-02602 May 1998Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center2
1998-02107 Apr 1998Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)7
1998-01930 Mar 1998Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California5
1998-01825 Mar 1998Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center2
1998-01018 Feb 1998Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California5
1997-08220 Dec 1997Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California5
1997-07708 Dec 1997Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center2
1997-06909 Nov 1997Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California5

Showing the 25 most recent launches.

Fleet

Fleet sample

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SatelliteNORADStatusOrbitMissionLaunchedPerigee
IRIDIUM 17456728ActiveLEOCommunications20 May 2023652 km
IRIDIUM 17956730ActiveLEOCommunications20 May 2023628 km
IRIDIUM 18156726ActiveLEOCommunications20 May 2023746 km
IRIDIUM 17856729ActiveLEOCommunications20 May 2023628 km
IRIDIUM 17756727ActiveLEOCommunications20 May 2023637 km
IRIDIUM 17043930ActiveLEOCommunications11 Jan 2019652 km
IRIDIUM 17343925ActiveLEOCommunications11 Jan 2019776 km
IRIDIUM 17143929ActiveLEOCommunications11 Jan 2019776 km
IRIDIUM 17643923ActiveLEOCommunications11 Jan 2019652 km
IRIDIUM 16843924ActiveLEOCommunications11 Jan 2019776 km
IRIDIUM 17543928ActiveLEOCommunications11 Jan 2019745 km
IRIDIUM 16943926ActiveLEOCommunications11 Jan 2019761 km
IRIDIUM 18043922ActiveLEOCommunications11 Jan 2019776 km
IRIDIUM 16743931ActiveLEOCommunications11 Jan 2019776 km
IRIDIUM 17243927ActiveLEOCommunications11 Jan 2019776 km
IRIDIUM 15543573ActiveLEOCommunications25 Jul 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 15443574ActiveLEOCommunications25 Jul 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 16043569ActiveLEOCommunications25 Jul 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 16643570ActiveLEOCommunications25 Jul 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 16443577ActiveLEOCommunications25 Jul 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 15943578ActiveLEOCommunications25 Jul 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 15843571ActiveLEOCommunications25 Jul 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 16343575ActiveLEOCommunications25 Jul 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 16543572ActiveLEOCommunications25 Jul 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 15643576ActiveLEOCommunications25 Jul 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 14743480ActiveLEOCommunications22 May 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 11043481ActiveLEOCommunications22 May 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 16143478ActiveLEOCommunications22 May 2018746 km
IRIDIUM 15243479ActiveLEOCommunications22 May 2018776 km
IRIDIUM 16243482ActiveLEOCommunications22 May 2018746 km

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