TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 4, 2016 — Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) will proceed with the planned July launch of the first 10 satellites in its second-generation Iridium NEXT constellation, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday.
Space News reported Friday that the initial launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will be followed by six other 10-satellite launches through late 2017.
Iridium CEO Matt Desch has said in a call with investors that the company completed a recent review of its existing constellation in space and found it to be in good health even beyond its original retirement date.
Desch is an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2016.
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