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Iridium's Last First-Gen Satellite to Start De-Orbit Thursday

Iridium's sole remaining first-generation satellite, SV097, is scheduled to begin de-orbiting Thursday, the company said Monday. It said it will host a live webcast showing the beginning of that de-orbit, and discussion on de-orbiting. It will begin de-orbiting after a…

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second-generation Next satellite's in place to replace it (see 1907110001).