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Iridium Communications Inc.

Friday, February 17th, 2017

Iridium Announces Target Date for Second Launch of Iridium NEXT

MCLEAN, Va. – Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) announced it has received a targeted launch date of mid-June for the second mission of ten Iridium NEXT satellites.  Originally anticipated for mid-April of 2017, the date has shifted due to a backlog in SpaceX’s launch manifest as a result of last year’s September 1st anomaly.  This second