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Rocket Lab Acquires Iridium: A Fully Integrated Space Platform

Rocket Lab's acquisition of Iridium, valued at $8.0 billion, creates a fully vertically integrated space company. This merger combines Rocket Lab's launch and satellite manufacturing with Iridium's global LEO network and L-band spectrum, enabling end-to-end development and operation of constellations. It aims to accelerate innovation in space-based IoT, Direct-to-Device (D2D), and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) services, offering a more unified platform for developers.