Satellites: Iridium
Heavily backed by Motorola Inc., Iridium LLC launched a galaxy of 74 telecommunication satellites in low earth orbit (LEO) designed to provide mobile, primarily voice, communication. The venture became an expensive (more than $5 billion), embarrassing flop. Following a bankruptcy filing in 1999, the...
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