Why was the acquisition of Iridium such a significant milestone for the company?

Peter Beck
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Founder & CEO at Rocket Lab

Niche: Production
Revenue: Approx. 78 Million USD/month
Location: Long Beach, California, US
Started: 2006

Safety-critical and defense-critical communications represent the largest market opportunity in space outside of broadband. Acquiring Iridium adds immediate profitability to our P&L and secures crucial safety-critical communications spectrum. This transaction gives us the necessary runway to build and launch a new satellite constellation.

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