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The full constellation is still expected to be in orbit by late 2017, he said. A satellite failure in January, which Desch said was the first in about 18 months, caused no customer service interruptions as the satellite was replaced by an in-orbit spare.ĭesch said construction of the Iridium Next constellation is progressing without major delays but that software validation will push the first launch out by “a few months,” to the second quarter of 2015. Much of the financing has been arranged through the French export-credit agency, Coface.ĭesch said the current constellation, which is long past its contracted service life, continues to deliver high-reliability services to Iridium’s 664,000 voice and data subscribers. Iridium has spent about $1.3 billion of the total $3 billion it estimates as the cost of its second-generation Iridium Next constellation of 66 satellites in low Earth orbit, plus at least six spares. While declining to disclose possible new loan terms, he said the negotiations so far have gone well.
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Fitzpatrick said the company expects to complete negotiations with its lenders in the next few months on new loan covenants to accommodate the difficulties encountered in 2013. Iridium Chief Financial Officer Thomas J. Iridium said revenue should grow by 2-4 percent, with operational EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) growing by around 4.5 percent.