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Iridium to Make Historic Satellite and Maritime Industry Announcement

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) ("Iridium") is hosting a virtual press conference this morning (Tuesday, December 15) at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET), to share a historic maritime and satellite industry announcement.

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  • MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) ("Iridium") is hosting a virtual press conference this morning (Tuesday, December 15) at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET), to share a historic maritime and satellite industry announcement.
  • The event includes remarks from industry officials and experts, and will include time for a Q&A.
  • Iridium is the only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that spans the entire globe.
  • In 2019, the company completed a generational upgrade of its satellite network and launched its new specialty broadband service, Iridium Certus.

Iridium Selects Relativity Space as On-Demand Single Satellite Launch Partner

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Relativity Space today announced that Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has signed a launch contract to deliver satellites to orbit.

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  • Relativity Space today announced that Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has signed a launch contract to deliver satellites to orbit.
  • The upgraded Iridium satellite constellation is operating incredibly well, but its prudent to have a cost-effective launch option available for future spare delivery, said Matt Desch CEO of Iridium.
  • These launch site facilities will support flights to the polar orbits needed for the Iridium satellite constellation.
  • Iridium offers critical communications over the planets entire surface, and we are very proud to be their launch partner that supports this capability, said Tim Ellis, CEO and co-founder, Relativity Space.

Iridium Announces Release Date For Third-Quarter 2019 Financial Results

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
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MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) ("Iridium") will host a conference call on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the Company's third-quarter 2019 financial results.In advance of the call on October 29, 2019, Iridium will issue its third-quarter 2019 earnings press release, which will be available at http://www.iridium.com .

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  • MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) ("Iridium") will host a conference call on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the Company's third-quarter 2019 financial results.In advance of the call on October 29, 2019, Iridium will issue its third-quarter 2019 earnings press release, which will be available at http://www.iridium.com .
  • Iridium is the only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that spans the entire globe.
  • The company has recently completed its next-generation satellite network and launched its new specialty broadband service, Iridium Certus.
  • Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Va., U.S.A., and its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol IRDM.

Iridium Announces Updated Dates for Iridium-7 Launch and Second-Quarter 2018 Earnings Call

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018
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MCLEAN, Va., July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced today an updated launch date for the seventh Iridium NEXT launch and as a result, a revised date for its second-quarter 2018 earnings call.

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  • MCLEAN, Va., July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced today an updated launch date for the seventh Iridium NEXT launch and as a result, a revised date for its second-quarter 2018 earnings call.
  • This updated schedule comes after SpaceX informed Iridium that more time was needed to prepare the rocket for launch.
  • To accommodate this date shift, the second-quarter 2018 earnings call will take place on July 31, 2018 at 8:30am EDT.
  • In advance of the call on July 31, 2018, Iridium will issue its second-quarter 2018 earnings press release, which will be available at http://www.iridium.com .

Iridium-7 Target Launch Date Announced

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Friday, June 15, 2018
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The Falcon 9 rocket will launch 10 Iridium NEXT satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California at approximately 5:12 am PDT (12:12 UTC).

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  • The Falcon 9 rocket will launch 10 Iridium NEXT satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California at approximately 5:12 am PDT (12:12 UTC).
  • An exact instantaneous launch window time will be available closer to the launch date.
  • As the second-to-last launch of the planned Iridium NEXT program, this mission will increase the total number of Iridium NEXT satellites in space to 65.
  • Iridium's forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Iridium undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements.