| Full disclosure | Iridium Communications |
| Code | IRDM |
| Country | USA |
| WWW | Iridium Communications |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium_Communications |
| Type | Commercial |
Additional information IRDM Iridium Communications
Iridium Communications Inc is a publicly traded American company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, United States. Iridium operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 75 satellites: 66 are active satellites and the remaining nine function as in-orbit spares. Iridium Satellites are used for worldwide voice and data communication from handheld satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers, as well as for two-way satellite messaging service from supported Android smartphones.The nearly polar orbit and communication between satellites via inter-satellite links provide global service availability.
