Tracking 28665 objects as of 19-Mar-2024
HD Live streaming from Space Station
objects crossing your sky now

Air Force awards Iridium $738M deal for satellite services


Air Force awards Iridium $738M deal for satellite services Iridium Communications said it received a $738.5 million, seven-year contract for unlimited satellite services through Air Force Space Command, continuing a decades long relationship between the Pentagon and the Virginia-based company. The contract, announced Sept. 13, was awarded through the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services program. As part of the contract, Iridium will provide global secure and unsecure voice, broadcast and other services via 66 satellites in low earth orbit. Iridium has supported the EMSS program for 20 years, but according to the company, a seven-year term of the contract is unprecedented. The EMSS program was previously managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency.    More



(Source: C4ISRNet - Sep 17)

comments powered by Disqus