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- Sep 24, 2026Material event · 8-KFiled by the company itself.Open the filing ↗
- Sep 18, 2026Material event · 8-KFiled by the company itself.Open the filing ↗
- Sep 15, 2026Reported sale · Form 4Timothy James Last, EVP, Sales & Marketing · $267.4KOpen the filing ↗
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What this profile holds, counted.
Closes · 1 year250
SEC filings on record1,99220 flagged findings
Reported transactions (Form 4)54since Feb 22, 2023 · and 14 other holdings
Corporate events (8-K)30since Feb 16, 2022
What the record says
Description, identity and filings, each with its source.
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What the company does
Iridium Communications Inc. is a publicly traded American satellite communications company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Its principal operating subsidiary is Iridium Satellite LLC. Iridium operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 80 satellites: 66 are operational satellites and fourteen function as in-orbit spares. Iridium satellites are used for worldwide voice and data communication from handheld satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers. The company is also developing standards-based direct-to-device satellite connectivity for conventional mobile and Internet of things devices. Iridium's satellites also host the space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers operated by Aireon, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of Iridium in 2026. The nearly polar orbits and communication between satellites via inter-satellite links provide global service availability.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · copied on Sep 3, 2026 · may not reflect recent changes.
Regulatory history
Topics detected in its SEC reports, with the original excerpt.
Each topic is assigned by a classifier over the full filing; the excerpts show where it was detected and are not always enough to verify it. Open the filing to read it in full.
- 2026-04-23capital return (buybacks/dividends)recentOpen filing ↗“…These dividends resulted in total payments of $ 16.5 million and $ 15.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and…”
+1 more passage from the same document
- “…Board of Directors deems relevant. Share Repurchases As of March 31, 2026, $245.3 million remained available and authorized for…”
Original excerpts from SEC filings, untranslated. Not advice and not a prediction.
The 25 most recent filings (of 1,992)
Every SEC filing, newest first, with what it is. Below, each type with its own explanation.
Insider transaction · 9 Form 4 filingsshow all 9hide
- Oct 2, 26Form 4 ↗Insider transaction
- Oct 2, 26Form 4 ↗Insider transaction
- Oct 2, 26Form 4 ↗Insider transaction
- Oct 2, 26Form 4 ↗Insider transaction
- Oct 2, 26Form 4 ↗Insider transaction
- Oct 2, 26Form 4 ↗Insider transaction
- Oct 2, 26Form 4 ↗Insider transaction
- Oct 2, 26Form 4 ↗Insider transaction
- Oct 2, 26Form 4 ↗Insider transaction
- Sep 24, 268-K ↗Current report · Shareholder vote results · Other events
- Sep 18, 26Form 425 ↗Merger, acquisition or tender offer
- Sep 18, 268-K ↗Current report · Other events
- Sep 16, 26Form 4 ↗Insider transaction
- Sep 15, 26Form 144 ↗Notice of proposed sale
- Sep 15, 26Form 425 ↗Merger, acquisition or tender offer
- Sep 15, 268-K ↗Current report · Entered a material agreement
- Sep 4, 26Form 4 ↗Insider transaction
- Sep 3, 26Form 144 ↗Notice of proposed sale
- Sep 3, 26Form 425 ↗Merger, acquisition or tender offer
1,992 filings on record, the oldest from Feb 14, 08.
Listing the 25 most recent filings of the 1,992 on record.
47154
- Sep 15, 26Entered a material agreement+1 more in the same filing8-K 1.01 ↗
- Jul 7, 26Took on a new financial obligation+4 more in the same filing8-K 2.03 ↗
- Jun 29, 26Entered a material agreement+2 more in the same filing8-K 1.01 ↗
- May 20, 26A senior executive left or was appointed+3 more in the same filing8-K 5.02 ↗
- May 14, 26Entered a material agreement+2 more in the same filing8-K 1.01 ↗
7 senior executive changes2024 – 2026show all 7hide
- Feb 27, 26A senior executive left or was appointed8-K 5.02 ↗
- Dec 4, 25A senior executive left or was appointed+2 more in the same filing8-K 5.02 ↗
- Jun 17, 25A senior executive left or was appointed+2 more in the same filing8-K 5.02 ↗
- May 14, 25A senior executive left or was appointed+4 more in the same filing8-K 5.02 ↗
- Feb 7, 25A senior executive left or was appointed8-K 5.02 ↗
- Dec 31, 24A senior executive left or was appointed8-K/A 5.02 ↗
- Aug 21, 24A senior executive left or was appointed+2 more in the same filing8-K 5.02 ↗
3 new financial obligations2024show all 3hide
- Jul 30, 24Took on a new financial obligation+2 more in the same filing8-K 2.03 ↗
- Jun 5, 24Took on a new financial obligation+2 more in the same filing8-K 2.03 ↗
- Mar 27, 24Took on a new financial obligation+2 more in the same filing8-K 2.03 ↗
- Mar 1, 24A senior executive left or was appointed8-K 5.02 ↗
- Dec 29, 23A senior executive left or was appointed8-K 5.02 ↗
- Sep 20, 23Took on a new financial obligation+2 more in the same filing8-K 2.03 ↗
4 senior executive changes2023show all 4hide
- Sep 15, 23A senior executive left or was appointed8-K 5.02 ↗
- May 5, 23A senior executive left or was appointed+3 more in the same filing8-K 5.02 ↗
- Feb 24, 23A senior executive left or was appointed8-K 5.02 ↗
- Feb 15, 23A senior executive left or was appointed8-K 5.02 ↗
- Mar 4, 22Auditor change filing (8-K Item 4.01)+1 more in the same filing8-K 4.01 ↗
1 older filings not shown · The record reaches back to Mar 19, 08.
Stress disclosures older than the timeline above. They are individual events from the record, not a complete timeline: there may be more between them.
- Nov 1, 12Past accounts declared unreliable and being restated8-K 4.02 ↗
- Oct 5, 10A debt obligation was accelerated+4 more in the same filing8-K 2.04 ↗
- Feb 16, 10A debt obligation was accelerated8-K 2.04 ↗
- Sep 14, 09Listing notice (8-K 3.01)+2 more in the same filing8-K 3.01 ↗
The full record holds 4 stress filings.
Corporate events are tracked from 2004-08-23, when the SEC renumbered 8-K items. Earlier filings use an incompatible numbering and are not classified here.
Schedule 13D: stake and stated purpose
Filed by holders above 5% of a share class who cannot use the short form. It includes the investor's stated purpose: read it before assuming they seek influence.
- Baralonco Limited9.4%Jul 31, 26SCHEDULE 13D/A ↗3 co-filers on this document — the figure is the largest single stake, not their sum. · 3 earlier filings
Schedule 13G: short-form filing
The short form, for holders who meet specific requirements: institutional investors, passive investors without a control purpose, or exempt investors. Asset managers and index funds usually file it.
- BlackRock, Inc.12.5%Dec 31, 25SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗2 earlier filings
- The Vanguard Group10.3%Feb 27, 26SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗
- AQR Capital Management, LLC6.6%Jun 30, 26SCHEDULE 13G ↗2 co-filers on this document — the figure is the largest single stake, not their sum.
- Vanguard Portfolio Management5.8%Mar 31, 26SCHEDULE 13G ↗
- ARK Investment Management LLC3.9%Nov 30, 25SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗2 co-filers on this document — the figure is the largest single stake, not their sum. · 1 earlier filing
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- Silver Heights Capital Management Inc3.1%Jun 30, 26SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗2 earlier filings
- Baron Capital Group, Inc.0.7%Sep 30, 25SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗5 co-filers on this document — the figure is the largest single stake, not their sum. · 2 earlier filings
Structured 13D/G data starts 2023-12, when the SEC moved these filings to a machine-readable format. Earlier filings exist but are not parsed here.
Sale intention announced
On Sep 15, TIMOTHY J LAST filed notice of intent to sell up to $267K.
A notice is not a sale: it may not go ahead, may happen in part, or at a different price.
After the notice, they sold $267K on Sep 15, per their Form 4. That is 100% of the shares announced so far, and the window is still open.
View notice (Form 144) ↗+7 more recent notices · 7 with a later sale
- Sep 15, 26Sell$267KTimothy James LastEVP, Sales & Marketing↗
- Sep 3, 26Sell$95KTimothy James LastEVP, Sales & Marketing↗
- Aug 18, 26Sell$740KTHOMAS FITZPATRICK↗
- Aug 17, 26Sell$405KEric T Olson↗
- Aug 17, 26Sell$1.6MKathleen A. MorganChief Legal Officer↗
- Aug 17, 26Sell$28KKathleen A. MorganChief Legal Officer↗
- Aug 17, 26Sell$4.3MSuzanne E. McBrideChief Operations Officer↗
- Aug 17, 26Sell$681KTimothy KapalkaCAO Iridium Satellite LLC↗
- Aug 17, 26Sell$957KTimothy James LastEVP, Sales & Marketing↗
- Aug 17, 26Sell$25KTimothy James LastEVP, Sales & Marketing↗
- Aug 17, 26Sell$10.5MTHOMAS FITZPATRICK↗
Stock compensation, tax and giftsshow the 29 other transactionshide
Stock compensation, tax withholding, option exercises and gifts. They are listed separately and are not included in the purchase and sale totals. The type describes the transaction, not the filer's intent.
- Sep 30, 26Compensationamount n/aEric T Olson↗
- Sep 30, 26Compensationamount n/aTHOMAS FITZPATRICK↗
- Sep 30, 26Compensationamount n/aThomas C Canfield↗
- Sep 30, 26Compensationamount n/aROBERT H NIEHAUS↗
- Sep 30, 26Compensationamount n/aMonique S. Shivanandan↗
- Sep 30, 26Compensationamount n/aLouis M Alterman↗
- Sep 30, 26Compensationamount n/aKay Sears↗
- Sep 30, 26Compensationamount n/aJACQUELINE E YEANEY↗
- Sep 30, 26Compensationamount n/aLEON ANTHONY FRAZIER↗
- Sep 1, 26Tax$96KKathleen A. MorganChief Legal Officer↗
- Sep 1, 26Tax$450KMATTHEW J DESCHChief Executive Officer↗
- Sep 1, 26Tax$104KScott ScheimreifEVP-Government Programs↗
- Sep 1, 26Tax$170KSuzanne E. McBrideChief Operations Officer↗
- Sep 1, 26Tax$71KTimothy James LastEVP, Sales & Marketing↗
- Sep 1, 26Tax$33KTimothy KapalkaCAO Iridium Satellite LLC↗
- Sep 1, 26Tax$69KVincent James O'NeillChief Financial Officer↗
- Aug 20, 26Giftamount n/aSuzanne E. McBrideChief Operations Officer↗
- Aug 17, 26Giftamount n/aROBERT H NIEHAUS↗
- Jul 10, 26Compensationamount n/aDonald Lee ThomaEVP, Aireon↗
- Jun 30, 26Compensationamount n/aThomas C Canfield↗
- Jun 30, 26Compensationamount n/aLouis M Alterman↗
- Jun 30, 26Compensationamount n/aTHOMAS FITZPATRICK↗
- Jun 30, 26Compensationamount n/aLEON ANTHONY FRAZIER↗
- Jun 30, 26Compensationamount n/aROBERT H NIEHAUS↗
- Jun 30, 26Compensationamount n/aEric T Olson↗
- Jun 30, 26Compensationamount n/aKay Sears↗
- Jun 30, 26Compensationamount n/aMonique S. Shivanandan↗
- Jun 30, 26Compensationamount n/aJACQUELINE E YEANEY↗
- Jun 1, 26Tax$188KSuzanne E. McBrideChief Operations Officer↗
The full record holds 545 transactions and goes back to Aug 1, 22.
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