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Iridium Communications Inc.

Its government footprint in one place: federal money, influence and market activity, each row linked to its source. Federal figures gathered Oct 25, 2026.

In plain words

The federal government obligated $131.4M in contracts to Iridium Communications Inc. in the 12 months to Sep 2026, about 15% of its revenue over the same months. The most came from Department of Defense. 1 of its contracts, with $41.3M obligated on them so far, end in the next 18 months and may be competed again. It appears on 57 Senate lobbying filings from 2015 to 2026; 7 of the lobbyists on them once held government posts. In the last 12 months insiders sold 8 times ($19.6M) and bought 0 times ($0); 0 of the 8 sales whose filing shows the plan box were planned in advance.

Written by fixed rules from the figures on this page. No opinion, no prediction.

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Federal obligations, 12 months
$131.4M
15% of revenue (a guide, not a split)
See the money
Contracts ending in 18 months
1
$41.3M obligated on them so far
See the list
Lobbying filings
57
7 lobbyists held government posts
See who
Insider trades, 12 months
8 sold · 0 bought
0 of 8 sales planned (10b5-1)
See the trades

Government money
ⓘObligations: money an agency has formally committed to pay under a contract. Not the same as money already paid, and not revenue.

SEC revenue and federal obligations

SEC revenue, 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
$903.0M
10-Q, filed Oct 20, 2026
Federal contract obligations, same 12 months (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026)
$131.4M
Contract obligations vs revenue
15%
A guide, not a revenue split. Subcontracts and classified work are not included: see the note below.

The last months of this window may be incomplete: defense contracts reach USAspending up to 90 days after signing.

Contracts obligated, federal fiscal yearCompany revenue, its fiscal year ending in that year (10-K)
  • FY2026
    Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
    $131.4M
    $871.7M year to Dec 31, 2025
  • FY2025
    Oct 2024 to Sep 2025
    $142.3M
    $830.7M year to Dec 31, 2024
  • FY2024
    Oct 2023 to Sep 2024
    $88.6M
    $790.7M year to Dec 31, 2023
  • FY2023
    Oct 2022 to Sep 2023
    $115.2M
    Revenue for this year not on file
  • FY2022
    Oct 2021 to Sep 2022
    $83.6M
    Revenue for this year not on file
What these numbers are

Obligated means an agency committed the money to this company in that period (a signed contract action), as reported to USAspending. It is not a payment and not revenue: a contract can be funded for several years at once, and revenue is booked as the work is done. Some years can exceed revenue for that reason.

Prime contracts only, and only what is published. Work the company does as a subcontractor is not in these figures, and classified contracts are not published on USAspending at all. A low share can mean either. Contract values, ceilings and options are never added in.

Which units count: the USAspending recipient that is the company's SEC registrant; units of the company that USAspending's own records place under it (as parent, or in its family tree); and subsidiaries from the company's SEC Exhibit 21 that carry its name. Joint ventures, units now owned by someone else, and records that only share a name are held back. Both lists are below.

Earlier years count the units the company owns today. A unit we checked by hand (its USAspending parent is out of date) counts from the date the company bought it, or, where no filing gives that date, from the first date a filing shows the company owning it. Other units count for every year shown until their purchase dates are loaded.

Revenue bars are the company's own fiscal year from its 10-K, placed in the federal year it ends in; its fiscal year can end in a different month than the government's.

Fiscal year 2022 onward. Federal fiscal years run October to September; the company's own fiscal year may differ.

Units counted (4), held back (8)

Held back: a matching name we could not tie to this company firmly enough. A miss is better than a wrong link.

  • IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. (its 12-month figure matches IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC's, so it likely rolls up that unit's money (counted once, through the unit))
  • IRIDIUM (an old record with no UEI whose name is not exactly the company's SEC name)
  • THE IRIDIUM GROUP LLC (an old record with no UEI whose name is not exactly the company's SEC name)
  • IRIDIUM COMPANIES (an old record with no UEI whose name is not exactly the company's SEC name)
  • IRIDIUM HOLDINGS, INC. (an old record with no UEI whose name is not exactly the company's SEC name)
  • IRIDIUM LLC (an old record with no UEI whose name is not exactly the company's SEC name)
  • IRIDIUM HOLDINGS, INC. (an old record with no UEI whose name is not exactly the company's SEC name)
  • IRIDIUM HOLDINGS LLC (an old record with no UEI whose name is not exactly the company's SEC name)

Top agencies, contracts obligated in FY2026

  • Department of Defense$131.4M

Largest contracts active in the last 12 months

Amount: obligated to date on the contract, all years. Ranked by that amount among contracts with any action in the last 12 months. Counts only consolidated subsidiaries.

Contracts ending in the next 18 months

Amount: obligated to date. From the contracts in HillSignal's records tied to this ticker; the full list of contracts ending across government is on Recompetes.

Influence

Revolving door: 7 lobbyists on its filings held government posts

Every post as the lobbyist listed it on the company's Senate LDA filings, one per line.

  • Heather Molinolast filed 2026 · 7 filings
    Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.
    • Staff Director House Intelligence Cmte
    • Deputy COS House Member Office, Director of Communications House Member Office (Ruppersberger)
  • Kara Fischerlast filed 2026 · 1 filing
    Holland & Knight LLP
    • Deputy Chief of Staff, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Government Affairs, USDOT
    • Acting Deputy Staff Director, Senior Counsel, Subcmte. Staff Director, Senate Commerce Committee
  • Liam Mcenroelast filed 2026 · 1 filing
    Holland & Knight LLP
    • Special Assistant, Leg., Correspondent, Leg. Aide, Leg. Assistant, Sen. Chris Murphy
  • Christian Walkerlast filed 2025 · 1 filing
    Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.
    • Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Caseworker, House Office Member (Kirkpatrick)
See all 7
  • Charles Caritherslast filed 2024 · 5 filings
    Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.
    • Prof Staff, House Homeland (Thompson)
    • Brookings Legis Fellow, Senate Homeland (Carper)
  • Anthony Lazarskilast filed 2024 · 5 filings
    Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.
    • Senior Legislative Advisor, Senate Member Office (Inhofe)
    • Professional Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee
    • Military Legislative Assistant, Senate Member Office (Inhofe)
  • Robert Francis Minehart Jrlast filed 2019 · 1 filing
    Global Tech Strategies, LLC
    • Staff HPSCI

Foreign agents (FARA)
ⓘFARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act): people who work in the US for a foreign government, party or company must register and report what they do and what they are paid.

Lobbying firms working for this company also represent these foreign principals. These are separate engagements: the firm's foreign work is not done for this company.

  • Cornerstone Government Affairs · latest FARA filing, Sep 17, 2026lobbied for this company to 2026

    Cornerstone Government Affairs lobbies the federal government for Iridium Communications Inc.: 12 filings, 2023 to 2026, on defense (for example, “National Defense Authorization Act and Defense Appropriations.”). Separately, it is registered as an agent of 3 foreign principals. In its latest six-month FARA report (to Jan 31, 2026) it reported $54 received from foreign principals.

    Agents registered at this firm, not necessarily assigned to this specific client: Adam Marrs Yezerski, Dylan Patrick Keating, Christopher Michael Hodgson, Michael Smith, John Tyler Dickerson, Paul DiNino

  • Holland & Knight · latest FARA filing, Sep 30, 2026lobbied for this company to 2026

    Holland & Knight lobbies the federal government for Iridium Communications Inc.: 11 filings, 2023 to 2026, on transportation, aviation/airlines/airports and telecommunications (for example, “Transportation and infrastructure issues; OMB funding.”). Separately, it is registered as an agent of 3 foreign principals. In its latest six-month FARA report (to Aug 31, 2026) it reported receiving no money from foreign principals.

    Agents registered at this firm, not necessarily assigned to this specific client: Thomas M. Reynolds, Patrick Childress, Larry D. Bucshon, Micah J. Burbanks-Ivey, Thomas M. Davis III, Robert Highsmith

Lobbying

57 filings, 2015 to 2026. Paid lobbying firms $2.7M.

Firms: Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc., Global Tech Strategies, LLC, Holland & Knight LLP, Michael Best Strategies LLC, Perry Bayliss Government Relations, LLC, Wiley Rein LLP

Issues: Accounting, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Defense, Government Issues, Intelligence, Telecommunications, Transportation

Contacted: Senate, House Of Representatives, Federal Communications Commission (Fcc), Commerce, Dept Of (Doc), Director Of National Intelligence (Odni), Air Force, Dept Of, Office Of Management & Budget (Omb), Army, Dept Of (Other)

From the company's Senate LDA filings. Firm fees and in-house spend are reported on different filings, so they are shown apart. Lobbying is legal and common; it shows what the company paid to be heard on, not what it got.

PAC giving

No corporate PAC tied to this company in the FEC records we hold.

Market
ⓘA 10b5-1 plan is a trading schedule an insider sets up in advance, so sales under it say less about the insider’s view.

Insider trades

Bought, last 12 months
$0
0 trades
Sold, last 12 months
$19.6M
8 trades
Sells under a 10b5-1 plan
0.00%
0 of 8 sells whose filing has the plan box
Largest trade
$11.2M
Sold by Fitzpatrick Thomas, Aug 17, 2026
  • Last Timothy James EVP, Sales & MarketingSold $267K · Sep 15, 2026
  • Last Timothy James EVP, Sales & MarketingSold $95K · Sep 3, 2026
  • Kapalka Timothy CAO Iridium Satellite LLCSold $681K · Aug 17, 2026
  • Fitzpatrick Thomas DirectorSold $11.2M · Aug 17, 2026
  • Morgan Kathleen A. Chief Legal OfficerSold $1.7M · Aug 17, 2026
  • Olson Eric T DirectorSold $405K · Aug 17, 2026

Open-market buys and sells from SEC Form 4 filings; grants and option exercises left out, and trades whose filed price failed our market check. A 10b5-1 plan is a trading schedule set in advance, so those sells say little about the insider's view. The plan box is on filings from April 2023 on.

Members of Congress who traded it

No disclosed trades by members in our records.

Fund holders with contract wins (13F)
ⓘ13F: a quarterly SEC filing in which large investment managers list the US stocks they hold, filed up to 45 days after the quarter.

None found.

People and connections

Key people

  • Canfield Thomas CDirector
  • Sears KayDirector
  • Alterman Louis MDirector
  • FRAZIER LEON ANTHONYDirector
  • McBride Suzanne EChief Operations Officer
  • ONeill Vincent JamesChief Financial Officer
  • Scheimreif ScottEVP-Government Programs
  • DESCH MATTHEW JChief Executive Officer
  • Last Timothy JamesEVP, Sales & Marketing
  • Morgan Kathleen AChief Legal Officer
  • NIEHAUS ROBERT HDirector
  • FITZPATRICK THOMASDirector

Connections

Connections to other companies, executives and members of Congress, from disclosed trades, shared officers and public filings, are part of Pro. See Pro

Activity

Every record that names this company by ticker, newest first: awards, bills, executive actions, SEC filings, news, private raises and patents.

Sources and limits

USAspending (prime contracts only; no subcontracts or classified work; defense contracts can arrive up to 90 days after signing), SEC EDGAR, Senate LDA, FEC, House and Senate disclosures, the Federal Register and the White House. Companies are tied to records by exact name, a verified alias or a subsidiary in the company's own Exhibit 21; a miss is better than a wrong link. A shared date is not proof of cause, and nothing here is investment advice.