Iridium satellite constellation

The Iridium satellite constellation provides L band voice and data information coverage to satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers. Iridium Communications owns and operates the constellation, additionally selling equipment and access to its services. It was conceived by Bary Bertiger, Raymond J. Leopold and Ken Peterson in late 1987 and then developed by Motorola on a fixed-price contract from July 29, 1993, to November 1, 1998, when the system became operational and commercially available.

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Iridium satellite		Commons
commons	image		Iridium Satellite 2		Commons
commons	image		Replica of a first generation Iridium satellite		Commons
commons	image		Iridium satellite replica		Commons