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Rocket Lab enters satellite communications market with $8-billion deal

Rocket Lab, a Long Beach launch company, is acquiring satellite communications provider Iridium for $8 billion in cash and stock, in a deal

Cali Reporter staff · June 29, 2026
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Rocket Lab enters satellite communications market with $8-billion deal
Rocket Lab enters satellite communications market with $8-billion deal

Rocket Lab, a Long Beach launch company, is acquiring satellite communications provider Iridium for $8 billion in cash and stock, in a deal announced Monday.

Original reporting: LA Times, Business.

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