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Iridium Inc.

Iridium Inc. owned 175 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

United StatesWashington, DCGCAT code IRID

Payloads owned, by decade

887755
1990s2000s2010s2020s

Payloads by mission type

Communications175

Main programs

Iridium95Iridium Next80

Best-known spacecraft

60 shown
SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Iridium 331997-051CSep 14, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsCollided
Iridium 71997-020BMay 5, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 81997-020AMay 5, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 61997-020CMay 5, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 51997-020DMay 5, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 41997-020EMay 5, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 9141997-030AJun 18, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 121997-030BJun 18, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 91997-030CJun 18, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 101997-030DJun 18, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 131997-030EJun 18, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 161997-030FJun 18, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 9111997-030GJun 18, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 151997-034AJul 9, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 171997-034BJul 9, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 9201997-034CJul 9, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 181997-034DJul 9, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 9211997-034EJul 9, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 261997-043AAug 21, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 251997-043BAug 21, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 461997-082BDec 20, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 231997-043DAug 21, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 221997-043EAug 21, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 241997-043CAug 21, 1997IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 781998-048AAug 19, 1998IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 771998-051ESep 8, 1998IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 871998-066ANov 6, 1998IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 20A1998-074ADec 19, 1998IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 11A1998-074BDec 19, 1998IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 14A1999-032AJun 11, 1999IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 21A1999-032BJun 11, 1999IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsReentered (orbital decay)
Iridium 1062017-003AJan 14, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1032017-003BJan 14, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1092017-003CJan 14, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1022017-003DJan 14, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1052017-003EJan 14, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1042017-003FJan 14, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1142017-003GJan 14, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1082017-003HJan 14, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1122017-003JJan 14, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1112017-003KJan 14, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1132017-039AJun 25, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1232017-039BJun 25, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1202017-039CJun 25, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1152017-039DJun 25, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1182017-039EJun 25, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1172017-039FJun 25, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1262017-039GJun 25, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1242017-039HJun 25, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1282017-039JJun 25, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1212017-039KJun 25, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1332017-061AOct 9, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1002017-061BOct 9, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1222017-061COct 9, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1292017-061DOct 9, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1192017-061EOct 9, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1072017-061FOct 9, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1322017-061GOct 9, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1362017-061HOct 9, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit
Iridium 1392017-061JOct 9, 2017IridiumUnited StatesCommunicationsIn orbit

The 60 best documented of 81 spacecraft with a page on this site.

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).