Iridium satellite constellation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Iridium_satellite_constellation

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:covers	global
gptkbp:designLife	15 years
gptkbp:elevation	780 km
gptkbp:emergencyServices	gptkb:Iridium_112 gptkb:Iridium_911
gptkbp:features	cross-linked satellites polar orbit coverage
gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy	1999
gptkbp:generation	gptkb:Iridium_NEXT
gptkbp:hasGroundStation	gptkb:Svalbard,_Norway gptkb:Yarragadee,_Australia gptkb:Fairbanks,_Alaska gptkb:Izhevsk,_Russia gptkb:Wahiawa,_Hawaii gptkb:Tempe,_Arizona gptkb:Pune,_India gptkb:Tucson,_Arizona
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:McLean,_Virginia,_USA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Iridium satellite constellation
gptkbp:inclination	86.4 degrees
gptkbp:inter-satelliteLinks	yes
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion	January 11, 2019
gptkbp:launchDate	May 5, 1997
gptkbp:launchVehicle	gptkb:Falcon_9
gptkbp:mainLaunchProvider	gptkb:SpaceX
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Motorola gptkb:Thales_Alenia_Space
gptkbp:mass	860 kg (Iridium NEXT)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Iridium_33_collision_with_Cosmos_2251 February 10, 2009
gptkbp:numberOfIn-orbitSpares	9
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites	11 66
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Iridium_Communications_Inc.
gptkbp:orbitalPlanes	6
gptkbp:orbitType	gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:originalOperator	gptkb:Iridium_LLC
gptkbp:previousGeneration	gptkb:Iridium_Block_1
gptkbp:publiclyTraded	yes
gptkbp:purpose	data communication satellite phone communication
gptkbp:restored	2001
gptkbp:service	gptkb:ELiTeBus-1000
gptkbp:serviceType	gptkb:IoT voice data paging short burst data
gptkbp:stockExchange	gptkb:NASDAQ
gptkbp:stockSymbol	gptkb:IRDM
gptkbp:website	https://www.iridium.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Iridium_Communications gptkb:Iridium_gateway gptkb:Iridium_NEXT
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5