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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001418819-26-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IRDM"
cik: "0001418819"
company_name: "Iridium Communications Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-22T11:01:11+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-22T11:05:20.401897+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Iridium Q2 revenue $225.2M (+4% YoY); net income $9.7M; Rocket Lab acquisition expected mid-2027

## Summary
- Total revenue $225.2M (+4% YoY); service revenue 72% of total, up 4%.
- Net income $9.7M ($0.09 diluted EPS) vs $22.0M ($0.20) in Q2 2025; OEBITDA $119.1M vs $121.3M.
- Total billable subscribers 2.627M (+6% YoY); commercial IoT subscribers up 9%.
- Pending acquisition by Rocket Lab expected to close mid-2027; no conference calls or guidance updates.
- Closed Aireon acquisition July 2, 2026 for ~$366.7M; expects additional $100M service revenue and $30M OEBITDA annualized.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001418819-26-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IRDM
- cik: 0001418819
- company_name: Iridium Communications Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-22T11:01:11+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000046/0001418819-26-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000046/irdm-20260722.htm

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