Iridium Communications. Every tracked FinTwit mention of $IRDM, newest first. 83 mentions since the first on Dec 10, 2025. See the price chart.
July 2026 · 15 mentions
Jul 17
Space Investor — $RKLB / $IRDM: IRDM continues to generate strong free cash flow, providing the financial flexibility to support its expansion strategy while maintaining a disciplined capital alloc…↗
Jul 16
Chris Ray — $RKLB has been fully cut in half from its ATHs in just 1.5 months, yet the business is more promising than ever (especially after the $IRDM acquisition announcement).
I can’t help…↗
Jul 15
Space Investor — $RKLB / $IRDM: Truly global and reliable PNT at the tip of your finger.
https://t.co/i63q7jn6fH↗
Jul 15
Space Investor — $RKLB / $IRDM: Targeting widespread vulnerabilities in global satellite navigation, Iridium Communications announced the broad commercial availability of its first-to-market Positi…↗
Jul 14
PhotonBull — Remember when space stocks went down 50%, then bottomed for a while, then $ASTS won J-LEO and $RKLB acquired $IRDM.
And the entire space sector exploded upwards in a few days time…↗
Jul 14
Space Investor — $RKLB / $IRDM: New ultra-compact chip delivering trusted positioning, navigation, and timing, resilience amid rising spoofing and jamming threats. https://t.co/8AuMCvT3pL↗
Jul 14
Chris Ray — Love that $IRDM and $RKLB are pursuing a space application that won’t be competing with SpaceX, AST, or Amazon in the D2D consumer segment.
Feels like a fresh, blue ocean opportun…↗
Jul 14
Chris Ray — Big news for $IRDM & $RKLB. https://t.co/gMZ46fhyFp↗
Jul 14
Space Investor — $RKLB / $IRDM: Iridium today announced the commercial availability of the Iridium PNT ASIC, a first-to-market chip designed to help protect GPS- and GNSS-dependent devices from jam…↗
Jul 11
Space Investor — The post SpaceX IPO selloff has hit space stocks hard.
Here's how the sector is performing year to date:
$IRDM 182%
$SATL 132%
$AMPG 104%
$VSAT 95%
$SPIR 88%
$PL 28%
$BKSY 20%
$R…↗
Jul 6
Space Investor — $IRDM / $RKLB: The following is a transcript of a video of Matthew J. Desch, CEO of Iridium circulated to employees of Aireon on July 6, 2026 in connection with the acquisition of…↗
Jul 6
Space Investor — $IRDM: Iridium announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Aireon, operator of the world's only space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traf…↗
Jul 3
Chris Ray — Was re-watching World War Z last night, when I noticed something… $IRDM x $RKLB 😏
These L-band satellite phones played a pretty critical role throughout the movie. https://t.co/A…↗
Jul 3
Space Investor — $RKLB / $IRDM: Trusted by industries that cannot afford downtime, Iridium PNT keeps systems accurate, secure, and resilient to attack and disruption.
Iridium serve 5G, data cente…↗
Jul 1
Chris Ray — A must-watch interview for all $RKLB investors!
Great questions about the new $IRDM acquisition asked & answered here!
Congrats @MrsIglesiasRKLB, @vinceisbullish, @RealMattMo…↗
June 2026 · 30 mentions
Jun 30
Shay Boloor — @FuturumEquities Here’s my full deep dive on why $RKLB acquired $IRDM:
https://t.co/cNsJy3tLF0↗
Jun 30
Shay Boloor — @FuturumEquities The spectrum piece may be the most important part of the $RKLB & $IRDM deal since L-band and MSS spectrum cannot be manufactured making scarce space-to-Earth d…↗
Jun 30
Shay Boloor — $RKLB made one of the most important moves in the company’s history by acquiring $IRDM in an ~$8B deal.
The bet is that the space economy will split between companies that own the…↗
Jun 30
Chris Ray — Love the coverage $RKLB has been getting recently - especially after yesterday’s $IRDM acquisition announcement.
Not long ago, finance media rarely spoke of them…
Now? Slowly bec…
May 2026 · 9 mentions
May 30
Shay Boloor — 4 STOCKS BUILDING THE FUTURE OF SPACE CONNECTIVITY
The SpaceX IPO in two weeks will force the market to focus on the real monetization layer of space which is connectivity where $…↗
May 28
Dillon Valdez — The public space trade gets much clearer when you stop treating it as one category.
$RKLB = launch + spacecraft systems
$PL = recurring Earth-data / geospatial intelligence
$LUNR…↗
May 27
Jason Luongo — 4. $IRDM - Iridium Communications
The only truly global satellite network with pole-to-pole coverage and crosslinked LEO satellites. $738M DISA contract over 7 years. Type 1 secur…↗
Space Investor — A bit of perspective this moring
YTD returns across a few space companies:
$SATL +215%
$IRDM +119%
$SPIR +111%
$PL +74%
$BKSY +62%
$FLY +48%
$LUNR +43%
$RDW +7%
$RKLB +5%
$VELO…↗
Apr 19
Mike Investing — The upcoming $2T SpaceX IPO is about to cause a generational rally amongst the full space economy…
Your chance to enter these space sector names below before they squeeze will end…↗
Apr 18
Jason Luongo — Satellite Operators & Services
• $ASTS ($86.76) — Space-based cellular broadband direct to unmodified smartphones. BlueBird 7 launches April 19. Targeting 45-60 satellites on orbi…↗
Wayne Liang — The market has only partially priced in the SpaceX IPO, initiating a mini rally for related tickers.
Being the largest IPO in history at $1.75 trillion, I don't think the market c…↗
Mar 25
Wayne Liang — SpaceX IPO is undoubtedly going to bring an influx of capital into the space sector. Some of the easiest money will be made through proxy trading.
While L3Harris $LHX and Teledyne…↗
Mar 25
Chris Ray — After falling sharply yesterday, space stocks are RIPPING today on SpaceX IPO rumors.
Does your portfolio have space sector exposure?
$FLY $RKLB $ASTS $PL $VOYG $LUNR $RDW $BKSY…↗
Mar 24
AlmaCap — So how soon is this coming? Is this day 1 once constellation is up or is this in 5-10 years?
BeWhere Holdings ($BEW) has already built an off-the-shelf tracking device and connec…
January 2026 · 7 mentions
Jan 25
InvestmentGuru — Space economy stocks.
1. Launch & Space Access
Companies that get satellites and cargo to orbit efficiently
$RKLB – Leading small-sat launch provider, expanding into medium-lift…↗
Jan 23
IvanaSPEAR — Space is🚀this year. Here is why you should put it on your radar:
▪️Data centers in space are not sci-fi. Satellites currently use solar power and have computers on board. Benefit…↗
Jan 22
Leveraged Cat — was about to trim a slice of $IRDM around 21.90, then remembered this mantra
i mean, realistically, some of the pennycheck and stocktalk cult is long - is there anyone else who do…↗
amit — A TON OF THINGS HAPPENED IN THE STOCK MARKET TODAY.
Here's a full recap:
1. Palantir $PLTR and Nvidia $NVDA expanded their partnership to deliver sovereign AI for the U.S. gove…↗
Jun 30
Chris Ray — @EWO47 Nope $IRDM has been around a while↗
Jun 29
Shay Boloor — @FuturumEquities Here’s my full deep dive on why $RKLB acquired $IRDM:
https://t.co/tAjZ3SzS7w↗
Jun 29
Shay Boloor — I personally love $RKLB ~$8B acquisition of $IRDM because because its buying the network layer of space where recurring, high-margin service revenue lives.
Launch becomes the cost…↗
Jun 29
Chris Ray — $RKLB makes a highly accretive acquisition of $IRDM that’s partially financed with new shares and everyone cheers (myself included).
$ONDS makes highly accretive acquisitions that…↗
Jun 29
Shay Boloor — $RKLB up over 12% after acquiring $IRDM in an ~$8B deal to become a fully integrated space power delivering critical communications to millions of users worldwide. https://t.co/FlW…↗
Jun 29
Space Investor — $RKLB acquisition of $IRDM is just the beginning…
Everyone is cookin' right now. 🍿↗
Jun 29
InvestmentGuru — $RKLB just agreed to acquire $IRDM in an ~$8B deal adding Iridium’s global satellite network, rare spectrum and 2.55M+ subscribers. https://t.co/MnNygw3xUo↗
Jun 29
Shay Boloor — Here’s why $RKLB just spent ~$8B acquiring $IRDM.
Rocket Lab wants to own the network, spectrum and recurring revenue layer once satellites are in orbit which is why this deal is…↗
Jun 29
PhotonBull — Probably not as good as $ASTS or $RKLB but I feel like the selloff on $FLY here is overdone too, being down 56% last month
Currently up 5% premarket with the space momentum from $…↗
Jun 29
Shay Boloor — $RKLB just agreed to acquire $IRDM in an ~$8B deal adding Iridium’s global satellite network, rare spectrum and 2.55M+ subscribers.
The deal would turn Rocket Lab into a more comp…↗
Jun 29
CK Capital — Space is on fire premarket.
$RKLB is acquiring Iridium $IRDM in a roughly $8 billion deal that turns it into a fully vertically integrated space prime.
$ASTS is ripping on a po…↗
Jun 29
Daniel Koss — Quick $ASTS vs. $RKLB (+ $IRDM) overview:
Oversimplified, but directionally useful.
*Made by ChatGPT https://t.co/9KQglAAsT0↗
Jun 29
Chris Ray — 🚨 $RKLB ACQUIRES IRIDIUM $IRDM.
“The acquisition will be one of the most transformative deals in the space industry, joining together two innovative American companies to play a…↗
Jun 29
AlmaCap — $RKLB is acquiring $IRDM for $8.00bn, bringing in their highly positive cashflows and significant revenues, Iridium generates c.$900m of revenue vs RKLBs c.$700m - so just like tha…↗
Jun 29
PhotonBull — And now $RKLB is acquiring $IRDM
Might be another catalyst along with $ASTS seemingly winning J-LEO
Space is back!↗
Jun 29
Space Investor — $RKLB / $IRDM: Rocket Lab and Iridium Communications today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Rocket Lab will acquire Iridium.
Rocket Lab will ac…↗
Jun 27
Space Investor — Last week was a liquidity drain due to the SpaceX IPO, this week was early investors hedging their locked shares.
A lot of what we've seen is flow and positioning, not business fu…↗
Jun 20
Space Investor — A week after the SpaceX IPO, capital continued to rotate out of publicly traded space stocks. But the fundamentals of the industry haven't changed.
Here's how the sector is perfor…↗
Jun 19
The Future Investors — The global space economy could grow from $630B today to more than $3T by 2050 🚀📈
Here are the companies best positioned to benefit 👇
📡 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁…↗
Jun 15
Michael | Hypermarkets — $NASA ETF core holdings (it owns $SPCX)
$SPCX will easily 100x-200x by 2035:
$SATS 10%
EchoStar satellite operator providing broadband connectivity and video distribution global…↗
Jun 13
Michael | Hypermarkets — $SPCX makes $20B/year with $2 trillion valuation.
Its revenue will 100x in a few years says $GS.
These 20 companies will explode 10x-20x with $SPCX:
LAUNCH & INFRASTRUCTURE
1.…↗
Jun 13
Space Investor — With all the volatility this week triggered by the SpaceX IPO, it's a good time to zoom out.
Here's how the publicly traded space sector is performing year to date:
$SATL 240%
$I…↗
Jun 6
Space Investor — Year-to-date performance across the space sector.
Which company are you most bullish on ?
$SATL: 263%
$IRDM: 167%
$MNTS: 160%
$SPIR: 119%
$RDW: 104%
$VSAT: 79%
$BKSY: 67%
$LUNR:…↗
Jun 4
Jason Luongo — 8. $IRDM - Iridium Communications
The only truly global satellite network with pole-to-pole coverage. Acquiring Aireon (space-based air traffic surveillance) for $366M, adding $10…↗
Jun 2
InvestmentGuru — $NXPL — The Satellite Economy’s Hidden Distribution Layer
Most people are chasing $IRDM, $GSAT, and Starlink plays right now. Few are looking at who’s already distributing all thr…↗
— WEEKLY PERSPECTIVE
Big week of momentum across the space sector. Here’s where we stand on YTD returns:
$SATL 441%
$IRDM 175%
$SPIR 171%
$BKSY 130%
$PL 117%
$LUNR 114%
$FLY 108%
$…
Shay Boloor — President Trump filed 3,600+ trades during Q1 and the biggest winners are heavily tilted toward semis, AI infrastructure & power:
• $PENG: +158%
• $INTC: +151%
• $SNDK: +131%
• $…↗
May 16
Space Investor — WEEKLY PERSPECTIVE
With the big rally this week across the Space sector, here’s a look at the YTD returns across the industry, now that Q1 earnings season is behind us.
$SATL 402…↗
May 16
InvestmentGuru — SpaceX $SPCX IPO — June 12.
Biggest IPO in history. Know your map.
🛸 Launch
→ $RKLB $FLY
🛰️ Imaging
→ $PL $SATL $BKSY $SPIR $HAWK $GSAT
📡 Satellite Comms
→ $ASTS $IRDM $VSAT…↗
May 9
Space Investor — WEEKLY PERSPECTIVE
After yesterday’s broad rally across the Space sector, here’s a look at the YTD returns across the industry, now halfway through earnings season.
$SATL 286%
$S…↗
May 2
Space Investor — Weekly Perspective
YTD returns across the space sector:
$SATL 266%
$IRDM 122%
$PL 81%
$BKSY 71%
$LUNR 43%
$FLY 42%
$RKLB 4%
$RDW 3%
$MDA 0%
$VOYG -4%
$YSS -5%
$ASTS -15%
$VELO -1…↗
— SPACE ECONOMY CHEAT SHEET
A SpaceX IPO likely forces the market to look beyond rockets and start repricing the full supply chain and infrastructure layer beneath the space economy…
InvestmentGuru — Satellite Communications — The Invisible Backbone of the Digital World
Key Players to Watch:
$ASTS — AST SpaceMobile: Direct-to-phone connectivity from space, a potential game cha…↗
InvestmentGuru — $IRDM
-A cash-flow infrastructure play
- A “picks & shovels” of global connectivity
- Monopoly-like global coverage
- Recurring revenue + strong cash flow
- Valuable spectrum (hid…↗
Apr 11
InvestmentGuru — Space sector playbook -
Launch
$RKLB — End-to-end space platform combining launch, satellites, and spacecraft components.
SpaceX (Private, IPO watch ~mid-2026) — Gravitational c…↗
Apr 6
Leveraged Cat — I’m gonna go ahead and declare victory here $ASTS $IRDM
Still expect this outperformance to maintain at year end though↗
Apr 4
Jason Luongo — @Kaizen_Investor I used to hold a fairly nice position in $IRDM and sold way too early :/↗
Apr 4
KaizenInvestor — Weekend is a great time to do some research.
Companies I’m going to look into this weekend:
$AEHR
$FN
$CIEN
$JBL
$VLN
$MTSI
$IRDM
$SPIR
Here is my method 👇↗
Apr 4
InvestmentGuru — SPACE ECONOMY-
The Full Stack — Where the Real Money Flows:
Space isn’t “the future” anymore. It’s an investable ecosystem right now. Here’s the stack — simplified:
LAUNCH (Acc…↗
Apr 2
Chris Ray — Investors just realized that space is awesome.
$RKLB $ASTS $VOYG $LUNR $RDW $PL $BKSY $SATL $VSAT $IRDM https://t.co/Vb1cT5ZosL↗
Jason Luongo — The space economy is entering Phase 2 and most investors are only looking at one piece of it.
A SpaceX IPO in 2026 would put a spotlight on every layer of this ecosystem.
Here's…↗
Mar 2
Chris Ray — A few weeks ago, I speculated that $ONDS could make a push into the space market.
With today’s strategic investment into World View, a high-altitude balloon company that performs…↗
Mar 1
Mike Investing — The war between the U.S. & Iran has officially begun, and as a result war stocks will rise heavily.
If you aren’t invested into these picks by now then you’ll soon be left behind:…↗
— We’ve been eating well, well before the crowd $IRDM
Leveraged Cat — When $IRDM breaks $20 say hello to $21.50
Consolidate between $20 and $21.50 for a while and then rip to $30 just as people get bored of it↗
Jan 20
Leveraged Cat — the way $IRDM has been trading, my base case is smart money is already positioning for their potential to be a massive winner in the PNT space↗
Jan 13
Leveraged Cat — It’s going to be really funny when $IRDM outperforms $ASTS in 2026↗