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Rocket Lab to buy Iridium in $8bn deal

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Monday 29 Jun 2026

(Sharecast News) - Rocket Lab said on Monday that it has agreed to buy satellite communications provider Iridium in a $8bn cash and stock deal.
Rocket Lab is a space company that provides launch services, spacecraft, payloads and satellite components serving commercial, government, and national security markets. Its Electron rocket is...

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