/en en /en/worldwide/space/news/happy-birthday-iridium-next Three years ago, on January 14 2017, under the sunny skies of California, the first ten Iridium® NEXT satellites were successfully launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base launch complex. 14 Jan 2020 2729202 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-01/Iridium%20NEXT_800_600_2019.jpg /en/worldwide-space/telecommunications/magazine/satellite-constellation-market-booms-thanks-growing Thales Alenia Space is leader in a wave of Low and Medium Earth Orbit satellite constellations for both communications and earth observation, satisfying the need for global coverage and low latency required for Internet services, and made possible by economies of scale. Read on. 23 Jul 2019 2728468 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-01/Iridium%20NEXT_800_600_2019.jpg /en/worldwide/space/event/thales-alenia-space-satellite-2019 Operators, launch service companies, space agencies, government representatives… Everybody’s who’s anybody in the space telecommunications sector will be on hand at the Satellite 2019 international conference in Washington, D.C. 06 May 2019 2728070 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-01/Iridium%20NEXT_800_600_2019.jpg /en/worldwide-space/telecommunications/magazine/making-quantum-leap-global-telecommunications-coverage The world’s most sophisticated telecommunications system ever, Iridium® NEXT, fully operational in orbit. 04 Mar 2019 2727806 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-01/Iridium%20NEXT_800_600_2019.jpg /en/worldwide/space/press-release/iridiumr-next-constellation-built-thales-alenia-space-now-completely All satellites operational, as project teams rise to a daunting technical challenge 06 Feb 2019 2727632 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-01/Iridium%20NEXT_800_600_2019.jpg /en/worldwide/space/press-release/last-batch-iridium-next-satellites-orbit The world’s highest performance and most sophisticated telecom constellation now fully deployed 11 Jan 2019 2727511 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-01/Iridium%20NEXT_800_600_2019.jpg /en/worldwide/defence/magazine/missionlink-true-global-reach-military-and-security-operations Up until now, military broadband communications contact has not had the 100% coverage—regardless of landscape or location—that is today offered by Thales MissionLINK on a 24/7 basis. Here's what makes it possible. 16 Nov 2018 2727232 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-01/Iridium%20NEXT_800_600_2019.jpg /en/worldwide/space/magazine/vesselink-true-revolution-global-connectivity-fishing-and-shipping Up until recently,broadband communications could not be guaranteed always and everywhere!. Today, Thales VesseLINK provides 100% coverage, including in the Arctic and the polar region, assuring ships safe and reliable voice and broadband data communications. Here's what changed to make it possible. 16 Nov 2018 2727231 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-01/Iridium%20NEXT_800_600_2019.jpg /en/worldwide/space/press-release/iridium-next-setting-standard-constellations A complete and complex end-to-end and turnkey telecommunication system 10 Sep 2018 2726814 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-01/Iridium%20NEXT_800_600_2019.jpg /en/worldwide/space/press-release/iridium-next-constellation-66-operational-satellites-will-make Iridium® NEXT: a constellation of 66 operational satellites that will make history 25 Jul 2018 2726590 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-01/Iridium%20NEXT_800_600_2019.jpg