12Suppliers
30Customers
2Debt Items
20Related Chains

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46Total relationships
4Distinct source URLs
16High confidence
0.743Average confidence
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Iridium Communications Inc. Suppliers

TickerNameConfidenceEvidence
AIREON-LLC AIREON-LLC 90% The acquisition unites Aireon's surveillance and data services, including GPS jamming and spoofing detection, with Iridium's global satcom network and PNT services that help keep GPS-dependent system…
AIREON-HOLDINGS-LLC AIREON-HOLDINGS-LLC 80% In June 2022, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with Aireon Holdings and invested $ 50.0 million in exchange for an approximate 6 % preferred membership interest in Aireon Holdings
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. 72% Reciprocal relationship from ASTS graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: r Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. As part of its reorganization, it executed an agreement to lease a…
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. 72% r Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. As part of its reorganization, it executed an agreement to lease and potentially transfer its satellites, ground assets and L-band spectrum to AST S…
COP ConocoPhillips 72% Reciprocal relationship from COP graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: Reciprocal relationship from COP graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: Reciprocal relationship from COP grap…
COP ConocoPhillips 72% rline industry, rely on our products and services to deliver safe, reliable services to global operators. • Aviation passenger communications : Corporate and private fleet aircraft passengers use our…
GSAT Globalstar, Inc. 72% Reciprocal relationship from GSAT graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: Reciprocal relationship from GSAT graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: Reciprocal relationship from GSAT g…
HON Honeywell International Inc. 72% rline industry, rely on our products and services to deliver safe, reliable services to global operators. • Aviation passenger communications : Corporate and private fleet aircraft passengers use our…
HON Honeywell International Inc. 72% Reciprocal relationship from HON graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: rline industry, rely on our products and services to deliver safe, reliable services to global operators. • Aviation p…
LHX L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 72% Reciprocal relationship from LHX graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: rline industry, rely on our products and services to deliver safe, reliable services to global operators. • Aviation p…
LHX L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 72% rline industry, rely on our products and services to deliver safe, reliable services to global operators. • Aviation passenger communications : Corporate and private fleet aircraft passengers use our…
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation 72% Reciprocal relationship from OCSL graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: Reciprocal relationship from OCSL graph: rprise Value Revenue multiple (c) 0.8 x - 7.5 x 7.5 x Debt Investments in th…

Iridium Communications Inc. Customers

TickerNameConfidenceEvidence
AGENCIES-OF-THE-U-S-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-OF-THE-U-S-GOVERNMENT 90% reliance on a few significant customers, particularly agencies of the U.S. government, for a substantial portion of our revenue
NAV-CANADA NAV-CANADA 90% As a fellow founding partner, Iridium is the ideal owner to guide Aireon's continued commercial growth. We wish the entire team continued success and look forward to our ongoing relationship as a customer.
SERVICE-PROVIDERS SERVICE-PROVIDERS 90% We sell our mobile voice and data services to service providers and VARs who in turn offer such services to end users
VARS VARS 90% We sell our mobile voice and data services to service providers and VARs who in turn offer such services to end users
BENCHMARK-ELECTRONICS-INC BENCHMARK-ELECTRONICS-INC 85% ces manufacturing of subscriber equipment to a third-party manufacturer and purchases accessories from third-party suppliers. The Company’s cost of inventory includes an allocation of overhead, inclu…
BHE Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 85% Reciprocal relationship from BHE graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: ces manufacturing of subscriber equipment to a third-party manufacturer and purchases accessories from third-party sup…
NATS NATS 85% We have been proud to be a part of Aireon's successes, most notably making real-time aircraft surveillance over the Atlantic a reality for the first time in history, enabling even safer operations ac…
U-S-GOVERNMENT U-S-GOVERNMENT 85% In addition, we offer services to U.S. government customers, including the DoD
AIRNAV-IRELAND AIRNAV-IRELAND 80% In partnership with leading ANSPs from around the world, like NAV CANADA, AirNav Ireland, ENAV, NATS and Naviair, as well as Iridium Communications, Aireon is providing a global, real-time, space-bas…
ENAV ENAV 80% In partnership with leading ANSPs from around the world, like NAV CANADA, AirNav Ireland, ENAV, NATS and Naviair, as well as Iridium Communications, Aireon is providing a global, real-time, space-bas…
NAVIAIR NAVIAIR 80% In partnership with leading ANSPs from around the world, like NAV CANADA, AirNav Ireland, ENAV, NATS and Naviair, as well as Iridium Communications, Aireon is providing a global, real-time, space-bas…
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. 72% Reciprocal relationship from ASTS graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: Reciprocal relationship from ASTS graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: Reciprocal relationship from ASTS g…
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. 72% r Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. As part of its reorganization, it executed an agreement to lease and potentially transfer its satellites, ground assets and L-band spectrum to AST S…
COP ConocoPhillips 72% needs, and our satellite network provides continuous communications coverage while they are in transit. We expect that the need for more efficient, cost-effective and safer fleet operations, as well …
COP ConocoPhillips 72% Reciprocal relationship from COP graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: needs, and our satellite network provides continuous communications coverage while they are in transit. We expect that…
HON Honeywell International Inc. 72% Reciprocal relationship from HON graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: rline industry, rely on our products and services to deliver safe, reliable services to global operators. • Aviation p…
HON Honeywell International Inc. 72% rline industry, rely on our products and services to deliver safe, reliable services to global operators. • Aviation passenger communications : Corporate and private fleet aircraft passengers use our…
LHX L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 72% t is a lessor (see Note 10 for additional information). $ $ Government Total $ $ $ The Company’s contracts with customers generally do not contain performance obligations with terms in excess of one …
LHX L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 72% Reciprocal relationship from LHX graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: Reciprocal relationship from LHX graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: Reciprocal relationship from LHX grap…
ABOUT-IRIDIUM-COMMUNICATIONS-INC-IRIDIUM-COMMUNI ABOUT-IRIDIUM-COMMUNICATIONS-INC-IRIDIUM-COMMUNI 62% nd, with provisions for continued cooperative development of space-based VHF communications and other new capabilities. "Aireon and Iridium have been partners since day one, and that partnership is t…
AIREON-HOLDINGS AIREON-HOLDINGS 62% n addition, if we are unable to comply with security clearance requirements, we may be unable to perform these contracts or compete for other projects of this nature, which could adversely affect our…
AIREON-HOLDINGS-LLC AIREON-HOLDINGS-LLC 62% 25, respectively. The investments by the Company prior to June 2022 had previously been written down to a carrying value of zero. At each of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s fully …
DB Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 62% nd expand internationally. Government organizations, foreign military and intelligence agencies, natural disaster aid associations, and event-driven response agencies use our commercial voice and dat…
DB Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 62% Reciprocal relationship from DB graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: Reciprocal relationship from DB graph: Reciprocal relationship from IRDM graph: nd expand internationally. Government o…
GLOBALSTAR-INC-ORBCOMM-INC GLOBALSTAR-INC-ORBCOMM-INC 62% tween approximately 300 and 1,000 miles above the earth’s surface; • very small aperture terminal, or VSAT, satellite services (previously referred to as fixed satellite services), which typically us…
INMARSAT-GLOBAL-LIMITED INMARSAT-GLOBAL-LIMITED 62% tween approximately 300 and 1,000 miles above the earth’s surface; • very small aperture terminal, or VSAT, satellite services (previously referred to as fixed satellite services), which typically us…
MARLINK-GROUP MARLINK-GROUP 62% Marlink Group and Garmin, together represented approximately 10% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024, and our ten largest distributors represented, in the aggregate, 30% of our revenu…
ONEWEB-HOLDINGS-LIMITED ONEWEB-HOLDINGS-LIMITED 62% tween approximately 300 and 1,000 miles above the earth’s surface; • very small aperture terminal, or VSAT, satellite services (previously referred to as fixed satellite services), which typically us…
QUALCOMM-TECHNOLOGIES-INC QUALCOMM-TECHNOLOGIES-INC 62% stributors in particular countries and secure their services on favorable terms, we may be unable to increase or maintain our revenue in these markets or enter new markets, we may not realize our exp…
SPACE-EXPLORATION-TECHNOLOGY-CORP SPACE-EXPLORATION-TECHNOLOGY-CORP 62% tween approximately 300 and 1,000 miles above the earth’s surface; • very small aperture terminal, or VSAT, satellite services (previously referred to as fixed satellite services), which typically us…

Iridium Communications Inc. Debt Obligations

InstrumentDescriptionConfidenceEvidence
IRDM-DEBT-10358 Xbrl Convertible 90% xbrl convertible detail from xbrl 2009-12-31.
IRDM-DEBT Debt stack $1.8B 90% Market cache reports total debt of $1.8B.

Iridium Communications Inc. Acquisitions

No acquisitions on recordNo completed or pending acquisitions found in our database for Iridium Communications Inc..

Iridium Communications Inc. Ownership

HolderNameConfidenceEvidence
IRDM-OWNER-BLACKROCK-INC BlackRock, Inc. 90% 13F overlay lists BlackRock, Inc. as top holder; 382 tracked holders.

Iridium Communications Inc. Extended Supply Chain Network

TickerNameChain IndexHopsRelationship Types
FBIO Fortress Biotech, Inc. 100.00 2
SPIR Spire Global, Inc. 100.00 2
BHE Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 100.00 1 ['customer']
DBA Invesco DB Agriculture Fund 100.00 2
FISI Financial Institutions, Inc. 100.00 2
MCRB Seres Therapeutics, Inc. 100.00 2
DBE Invesco DB Energy Fund 100.00 2
ESTA Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. 100.00 2
ADCT ADC Therapeutics SA 100.00 2
GSAT Globalstar, Inc. 100.00 1 ['supplier']
DBB Invesco DB Base Metals Fund 100.00 2
DBO Invesco DB Oil Fund 100.00 2
DBC Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund 100.00 2
HON Honeywell International Inc. 100.00 1 ['customer', 'supplier']
BTAI BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. 100.00 2
COP ConocoPhillips 100.00 1 ['customer', 'supplier']
DBP Invesco DB Precious Metals Fund 100.00 2
BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc. 100.00 2
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. 100.00 2
UDN Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund 100.00 2
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AIREON-LLCAIREON-LLCSupplier90%
AIREON-HOLDINGS-LLCAIREON-HOLDINGS-LLCSupplier80%
AGENCIES-OF-THE-U-S-GOVERNMENTAGENCIES-OF-THE-U-S-GOVERNMENTCustomer90%
NAV-CANADANAV-CANADACustomer90%
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