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Merger communication
✓ VerifiedIridium emailed customers and partners that it has agreed to be acquired by Rocket Lab, with completion anticipated in mid-2027 and no change to day-to-day service or contacts.
Filed Jun 29, 2026 · 17:04 ET
Summary
- The email was sent to Iridium's customers and partners on June 29, 2026.
- It describes the combined company as able to design, build, launch, and operate its own satellite networks across communications, IoT, direct-to-device, PNT, aviation safety, and mission services.
- Until completion, Iridium continues to operate as an independent company with unchanged customer contacts.
Key facts
- Closing timeline
- mid-2027
From the filing for Closing timeline
“we expect this transaction to be completed in mid-2027”
- Continuity
- Contacts unchanged
From the filing for Continuity
“Your usual Iridium contacts remain the same”
Why it mattersCustomer communications set expectations for service continuity through a long regulatory timeline.
- Filed
- Jun 29, 2026
- Accepted
- 2026-06-29 21:04Z
- Accession no.
- 0001104659-26-078910
- Size
- 21 KB
- Index
- Filing index