# Who are Iridium Communications's customers? Who does Iridium Communications earn revenue from?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/iridium · Facet: customers · Updated: 2026-07-12T04:02:30.988+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Iridium Communications's confirmed revenue counterparties include Garmin plus 2 undisclosed/aggregate relationships. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 3 revenue edges, backed by 4 dated sources, 2 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### 미 정부·국방 (EMSS) (high)
- metric: Contract value $739M · 2019-09~2026-09 · EMSS 7-year fixed-price contract ($110.5M/yr, one 6-month extension option)
- note: Iridium supplies satellite airtime to an unlimited number of U.S. government/DoW users under a multi-year fixed-price EMSS contract: $738.5M total over 7 years at signing (Sept 2019), current annual fixed rate $110.5M through Sept 2026 (one six-month extension option).
- [confirms] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) (EN, filing, published 2026-02-12) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000009/irdm-20251231.htm: "At signing in September 2019, the EMSS contract had a total value of $738.5 million over its seven-year term ending in September 2026. The current fixed-price annual rate of the EMSS contract is $110.5 million through September 2026, with one six-month extension option..."
- [confirms] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) (EN, filing, published 2026-02-12) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000008/pressreleaseq42025.htm: "Government service revenue grew 3% to $27.6 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting a contractual rate increase in the EMSS Contract over the prior year. Iridium's U.S. government business ended the quarter with 121,000 subscribers."

### Aireon (ADS-B 항공감시) (high)
- metric: lease income $12M · FY2025 · Aireon/L3Harris hosted-payload lease income
- note: Iridium's constellation hosts Aireon's global ADS-B air-traffic surveillance payload; hosting (lessor) fees are recognized over the satellites' ~17.5-year life. FY2025 lease income from the Aireon/L3Harris hosting agreements was $12.4M, booked as hosted-payload and other data service revenue. Aireon is also an Iridium equity-method related party.
- [confirms] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) (EN, filing, published 2026-02-12) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000009/irdm-20251231.htm: "Operating leases in which the Company is a lessor consist primarily of hosting agreements with Aireon LLC and L3Harris... Lease income related to these agreements for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $12.4 million, $12.4 million and $19.2 million, respectively... Lease income is recorded as hosted payload and other data service revenue within service revenue."
- [mentions] Military & Aerospace Electronics (EN, news, published 2017-01-16) https://www.militaryaerospace.com/commercial-aerospace/article/14229163/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-delivers-10-iridium-satellites-with-aireon-atc-hosted-payload-to-low-earth-orbit: "Iridium satellites carry the Aireon air-traffic control (ATC) hosted payload for space-based ADS-B aircraft surveillance."

### Garmin (mid)  → /garmin.md
- note: Garmin is an Iridium value-added manufacturer (VAM) that continues to develop personal communication devices running on the Iridium network; Iridium supplies airtime/services through such partners but does not disclose partner-level revenue.
- [confirms] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) (EN, filing, published 2026-02-12) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000141881926000009/irdm-20251231.htm: "...we continue to support our VAMs and VARs, such as Garmin, in developing personal communication devices."
- [mentions] Seoul Economic Daily (KO, news, published 2024-01-15) https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/2D43FBFTHD: "Iridium operates 66 satellites and serves 2.2 million users worldwide... After pursuing the 'Snapdragon Satellite' D2D partnership with chipmaker Qualcomm from January last year, it recently halted it and pivoted to launching its own service."

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