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Iridium Q3 revenue rises 8%, with Aireon acquisition contributing to results

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Iridium Communications reported an 8% increase in total revenue and a 13% rise in service revenue for the three months ended Sept. 30. The acquisition of Aireon, which provides aircraft tracking and flight data services, figured heavily in the results.

Discovered 2026-10-20T11:04:25.891823-07:00 | 2026-10-20T11:04:25.891823-07:00

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  • Iridium’s 13% service-revenue growth outpaced its 8% total-revenue increase, while the company said Aireon’s aircraft-tracking and flight-data business figured heavily in the quarter’s results.
  • The figures show Aireon’s growing importance to Iridium’s reported performance and put a financial marker on the commercial value of satellite-enabled aviation services.

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