CORPORATE FACT SHEET
Overview
Iridium Satellite LLC is the only provider of truly global mobile satellite
voice and data solutions. With complete coverage of the Earth’s oceans, airways
and
History
In December 2000, a group of private investors led by Dan Colussy organized
Iridium Satellite LLC which acquired the operating assets of the bankrupt
Iridium LLC including the satellite constellation, the terrestrial network,
Iridium real property and intellectual capital.
Management Team
Iridium Satellite LLC’s management team comprises seasoned executives from
the satellite and aviation industries, several of whom were involved in the
development of the original Iridium technology and the satellite constellation’s
deployment.
- Dan A. Colussy, Interim Chief Executive Officer,
Iridium Satellite LLC and Chairman, Iridium Holdings LLC
- Eric Morrison, Chief Financial Officer
- Dannie Stamp, Chief of Operations
- Michael Deutschman, Chief Counsel & Chief
Administrative Officer
- Don Thoma, Executive Vice President Data Services
- Greg Ewert, Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing
& Business Development
- Donna Bethea-Murphy, Vice President Regulatory
Engineering
- Olga Madruga-Forti, Vice President
Regulatory & Legal
- Stuart Fankhauser, Vice President & Chief Gateway
Officer
- Jayesh Patel, Vice President Gateway Technical
Operations
- Ted O'Brien, Vice President Distribution & Market
Development
- Dan Mercer, Vice President Channel Development
- Raymond Tan, Vice President Channel Development -
- Joe Pizzicaroli, Vice President Satellite & Launch
Operations
- David Schoen, Vice President Technology Development
- Jim Hamant, Vice President Product Production &
Distribution
- Scott Scheimreif, Assistant Vice President Government
Sales & Service
Iridium System
The Iridium System is a satellite-based, wireless personal communications
network providing a robust suite of voice features to virtually any destination
anywhere on earth.
The Iridium system comprises three
principal components: the satellite network, the ground network and the Iridium
subscriber products including phones and pagers. The design of the Iridium
network allows voice and data to be routed virtually anywhere in the world.
Voice and data calls are relayed from one satellite to another until they reach
the satellite above the Iridium Subscriber Unit (handset) and the signal is
relayed back to Earth.
Terrestrial and Space Based Network
The satellites are in a near-polar orbit at an altitude of 485 miles (780 km).
They circle the earth once every 100 minutes traveling at a rate of 16,832
miles per hour. Each satellite is cross-linked to four other satellites; two
satellites in the same orbital plane and two in an adjacent plane. The
ground network is comprised of the System Control Segment and telephony
gateways used to connect into the terrestrial telephone system. The System
Control Segment is the central management component for the Iridium system. It
provides global operational support and control services for the satellite
constellation, delivers satellite tracking data to the gateways, and performs
the termination control function of messaging services. The System Control
Segment consists of three main components: four Telemetry Tracking and Control
sites, the Operational Support Network, and the
Gateways are the terrestrial
infrastructure that provides telephony services, messaging, and support to the
network operations. The key features of gateways are their support and
management of mobile subscribers and the interconnection of the Iridium network
to the terrestrial phone system. Gateways also provide network management
functions for their own network elements and links.
System improvements in the
satellite and handset have been introduced, providing improved voice quality
and subscriber equipment performance. The healthy satellite constellation is
demonstrating outstanding longevity.
The Market
Iridium
Satellite LLC enables remote communication solutions for vertical markets
that include:
- Aviation
- Construction
- Disaster Relief/Emergency
- Forestry
- Government
- Leisure Travel
- Maritime
- Media & Entertainment
- Military
- Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Utilities
For more information about Iridium Satellite LLC, please visit www.iridium.com or call toll free +1-866-947-4348, Local or International +1-480-752-5155