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Iridium Satellite LLC
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USAspending records $83M in award obligations to Iridium Satellite LLC (Tempe, AZ) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $13M, of which $13M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 51% on FY2025 ($26M).
Iridium Satellite LLC ranks 128 of 559 listed organisations located in AZ by five-year obligations, and 6,455 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense: 11 awards worth $69M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications), where it ranks 8 of 43 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $8,981,729 | $8,981,729 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $34,620,019 | $34,620,019 | $0 | +285% |
| FY2025 | $26,432,292 | $26,432,292 | $0 | -24% |
| FY2026 | $12,826,095 | $12,826,095 | $0 | -51% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in AZ | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $83M | $70B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $13M | $19B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $83M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $70B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 6,455 of 30,989 | 1 of 559 in AZ | 1 |
Largest in state: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Defense | 11 | $69M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 517410: 8 of 43 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Satellite Telecommunications.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Honolulu County, HI $48M · Maricopa County, AZ $19M · Anne Arundel County, MD $2.6M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $40M | 28 Mar 2024 | HI | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $4.6M | 24 Sep 2024 | HI | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $4.2M | 10 Sep 2025 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $3.5M | 23 Sep 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $3.3M | 23 Sep 2024 | HI | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $2.8M | 5 Sep 2025 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $2.7M | 28 Jun 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $2.6M | 10 Sep 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $2.0M | 10 Sep 2025 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $1.9M | 28 Jun 2024 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 517410 Satellite Telecommunications | $1.6M | 5 Sep 2025 | AZ | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $40M, Department of Defense, 28 Mar 2024: THE ECS3 REQUIREMENT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT, FIELDING, ONGOING OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EMSS SERVICE CENTER AND DEFENSE GROUND STATION (DGS), ASSOCI
- $4.6M, Department of Defense, 24 Sep 2024: NI REFRESH FY23 LABOR
- $4.2M, Department of Defense, 10 Sep 2025: THIS EFFORT IS TO ESTABLISH A TASK ORDER (TO) #5 ACCESS NETWORK CONTROLLER (ANC) UNDER SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSFORMATION AND HYBRIDIZATION (SITH) IDIQ.
- $3.5M, Department of Defense, 23 Sep 2024: CERTUS BASEBAND ORDER OFF GEC (HC101319D0005)
- $3.3M, Department of Defense, 23 Sep 2024: NI REFRESH FY24 LABOR
- $2.8M, Department of Defense, 5 Sep 2025: THIS EFFORT IS TO ESTABLISH A TASK ORDER FOR TASK 2 NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY REFRESH FY25 (NITR25) UNDER SITH IDIQ.
- $2.7M, Department of Defense, 28 Jun 2024: MA-DNX TASK ORDER
- $2.6M, Department of Defense, 10 Sep 2025: THIS EFFORT IS TO ESTABLISH TASK ORDER #3 IRIDIUM MESSAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM (IMPS) UNDER SITH IDIQ A SOLE SOURCE SINGLE AWARD IDIQ FOR SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE TRA
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Iridium Satellite LLC receive?
$83M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $9.0M; FY2024: $35M; FY2025: $26M; FY2026: $13M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Iridium Satellite LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($69M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 517410 Satellite Telecommunications.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: HI ($48M), AZ ($19M) and MD ($2.6M).
Is Iridium Satellite LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 6,455 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 128 of 559 located in AZ. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.