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Iridium Communications Inc is the commercial provider of communications services offering true globalised coverage, connecting people, organizations, and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. The company is a provider of mobile voice and data communications services through a constellation of low-earth-orbiting satellites. Iridium's solutions are ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation, and utilities. Iridium also provides service to subscribers from the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as other civil and government agencies world-wide. The Company operates in one business segment, providing satellite communications services and products.
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Founded in 2002 and commonly known as SpaceX, the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation designs, manufactures, and operates a family of reusable rockets to launch various payloads into Earth orbit for government and commercial customers. Starting in 2019, the company began launching a constellation of its own communication satellites to provide mobile broadband and wireless services under the Starlink brand. In early 2026, the company acquired xAI from its founder, Elon Musk, which operates a large language artificial intelligence model named Grok, a gigawatt-scale data center called Colossus, and the social media network X.
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Stock name
Iridium CommunicationsSpaceX
Last price
$44.91$134.72
Currency
USD
USD
$4.9B$2T
30.22-
$1.52-$0.55
0.85-
$0.600
1.30%0
Sector
CommunicationCommunication
Employees
97521,000
Ticker
$IRDM$SPCX
Primary listing
NASDAQNASDAQ

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