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Iridium satellite system
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- In mobile telephone: Satellite-based telephone communication
…for commercial service was the Iridium system, designed by Motorola, Inc., and owned by Iridium LLC, a consortium made up of corporations and governments from around the world. The Iridium concept employed a constellation of 66 satellites orbiting in six planes around Earth. They were launched from May 1997 to…
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Motorola, Inc.
- In Motorola, Inc.: Consumer telecommunications business
…telephony inspired the development of Iridium, a system of 66 small satellites deployed in low Earth orbit that enabled communications over virtually the entire surface of Earth. Operational in 1998, Iridium linked existing terrestrial communications systems, including faxes, pagers, computers, and telephones.
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