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Iridium Satellite
Dannie Stamp
Chief Officer of Operations

August 2, 2005
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Historical Timeline

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

System Telephony Engineering

Satellite Requirements Design

Launch Vehicle Design
Ground System Design
PROGRAM FUNDING
Satellite & LV R&D
Qualification June 97
First Satellite Jan 97

Satellite Mfg.
Deployment &
Launch
Nov 98 FOC

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

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System Status Summary
System Acquired from Bankruptcy by
Iridium Satellite LLC 12/2000
Committed Multinational Investment
Partnership
Anchor Customer: U.S. Department of
Defense
Commercial Service Re-introduced 03/2001
Maintainable Cost Structure
Vertical Market Distribution Strategy for
Solution-Based Voice, Messaging and Data
Services
Subcontract with Boeing for Satellite
Operations and Maintenance
2014 Constellation Lifespan Projected
66 Operational Satellites
12 Spare Satellites
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Constellation
One Commercial Gateway Provides Global Connectivity
and Gateway
Tempe, Arizona
DoD Gateway in Hawaii Supports US Government
Traffic
Satellite Constellation
66 Fully Operational Satellites
12 In-Orbit Spares
Constellation Life to 2013/2014
Satellite Operations
Main Facility in Leesburg, VA
Back-up Facility in Chandler, AZ
All Gateways Support Voice and Data Services
Dial-up
Direct Internet Access
Short Message Service
Short Burst Messaging
Paging
RUDICS

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Primary Customer Segments
Government / Remote Aeronautical
Maritime Aero
Security Industry

Military Shipping General

Oil/Gas

aero

Relief Fishing
Private/Corporate
Mining

Counterinsurgency / Boating
Interdiction
Forestry/Land Mgmt Commercial

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Marketing & Distribution

Iridium Sells its Services

Through a Network of
World Leaders in Satellite
Telecommunications

These Partners Offer

Value-Added Products and
Services that are Proven
Across the Mobile
Communications Industry

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Present Constellation Configuration
66 Operational Satellites
12 Spare Satellites

(May 2006)

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Multiple Launch Vehicles Used
DELTA II PROTON
12 launches 3 launches
5 SVs / LV 7 SVs / LV

LONG MARCH 2C EUROCKOT

6 launches 1 launch
2 SVs / LV 2 SVs / LV

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Iridium Satellite Constellation

Each Satellite Footprint is

Approximately 2800 Miles
in Diameter
All Satellite Footprints
Overlap
Each Satellite has 48 Spot
Beams
Size of Each Spot Beam is
Approximately 250 Miles in
Diameter
All Spot Beams on a
Satellite Overlap

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Iridium Satellite Vehicle (SV)
Three Principal Elements Of SV:
Payload Provides All Command, Control and Communications Functions
Main Mission Antennas (MMAs) Provide L-Band Telephony Functions
Bus Platform For SV Operations, Provides Power, Pointing, Propulsion

Battery & Dry Mass..1159 lbs

Radiator Wet Mass..1412 lbs
Instant. Peak Power...>4000 W
Avg. Power Load620 W
Vehicle Length160 in
Solar Array Panels (2) Vehicle Wingspan..........330 in
Seven Power PC Processors
Four Gimbaled K-Band Feederlinks
L-Band Four K-Band Crosslinks (2 Fixed & 2
MMA (3) Gimbaled)
Payload Three L-Band Phased Arrays
Electronics Two 42.5 sq. ft. GaAs Solar Arrays
One 60A-hr SPV NiH2Battery
Three-Axis Momentum-Biased
Ka-Band Cross-
Attitude Control System
Ka-Band Feeder Link Antenna (4) Redundant Orbit Adjust
Link Antenna (4) Graphite Epoxy Structure
Launch Configuration Active & Passive Thermal Control
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SV Constellation Life Assessment
Extended Full Constellation Outlook to 2014
Hardware Loss Trend has Decreased Since Constellation Deployment (Infant
Mortality)
SV Subsystem Performance is Well Characterized and Understood with Over 4
Years of Operational Data
Successful Launches in 2002 and Strategy to Drift Satellites Between Planes
Improves Replenishment Flexibility
Aerospace GAP Run Validates Conservative Ten Year Lifetime Prediction
Updated Battery Reliability Data Significantly Improved Constellation Outlook
Successful Life Extending Initiatives Implemented On-Orbit
Single Commercial Gateway Configuration and Lower Than Designed Traffic Loads
Implies Reduces Stress, Thereby Increasing Reliability

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Manufacturing Differences

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Iridium Parts Program
General Philosophy
Manage Parts & Materials Via Parts, Materials, and Processes Control Plan
Consideration of Quality Level and Package Selection
Diversity of Methods Allowed as Long as All Program Requirements Are Met
Key Requirement is Engineering Analysis and Justification for Part & Supplier
Selection
Select Parts Based On
Lowest Total Cost to the Program, Not Just Part Costs
Knowledge of the Part and Its Potential Problems
Select Suppliers Based on Their Knowledge of:
Their Products
Their Process Variability
Their Reliability and Reliability Drivers
Optimize the Opportunity to Identify Problems in Advance
Implement a Program that Takes Advantage of Lessons Learned

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Iridium Parts Program (Contd)

What the Parts Program was Not

A Program Which Blindly Used Commercial Parts, Based Upon
Reduced Recurring Cost
Extensive Nonrecurring Engineering was Done to Determine the Correct
Part for Every Application
Industrial and Military Parts were Also Used
The Program Discourages the Conclusion that All Commercial Parts
Are Acceptable for All Space Applications
Only Specific Suppliers and Specific Parts Were Used
The Parts Used are Considered to Be Appropriate Only for this Specific
Systems Parameters

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Goals Obtained

Traditional Iridium Savings

Aerospace Partnership
Quality Build, Test, Build, Verify, 4 to 1
Rebuild, Retest, Ship, Shoot
.
Cost $30K/lb $9K/lb 70%

Cycle Time 18 Months 2 Months 16 Months

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Iridium Assembly Process
Station 0 Material Receipt
Station 1 Heat-pipe Bonding
Station 2 Nadir Panel Assy
Station 3 Gateway Panel Assy
Station 4 Comm Panel Assy
Station 5 Comm Panel Test
Station 6 Comm Equipment Test
Station 7 Gateway Panel Integration
Station 8 Comm Panel Assy Integration
Station 9 SV Test
Station 10 EMI Test/Shear Panel
Station 11 MMA Integration
Station 12 SV Test
Station 13 Solar Array Integration
Station 14 Launch Confidence Test
Station
Note: 15 detail
Additional SVofPack andManufacturing
Iridium Ship can be found in Designing
Space Systems for Manufacturability can be found in Chapter 19 of Space
Mission Analysis and Design, Third Edition.
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Gateway and Comm Panel Assy

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SV Factory Test

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Main Mission Antenna Attach

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Thermal Cycle Test

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Management Team
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Iridium Network Performance

Voice/Data
Tempe Gateway Measured Performance: 8,590 Weekly Test Calls
99.2% Call Success Rate
0.6% Call Drop Rate
Short Burst Data Services
Tempe Measured Performance:
99.64% First Attempt Message Success Rate

Highly Reliable Satellite Communication Solutions

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