# Iridium Communications signs contract with SpaceX for satellite launch

Iridium Communications signed a contract with SpaceX to launch five Iridium NEXT satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, scheduled for early 2018.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-02-02
- Where: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: Iridium NEXT satellites, launch services
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Iridium Communications](https://endata.com/companies/21901.md) (customer)
- [SpaceX](https://endata.com/companies/21902.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [airport-technology.com](https://www.airport-technology.com/news/newsdeals-this-week-textron-aviation-iridium-communications-eaglepicher-5730799/), 2017-02-01: "Iridium Communications has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch five new Iridium NEXT satellites into space."

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