- Iridium (NASDAQ:IRDM) is up 2.7% today after yesterday's successful second launch of its next-gen NEXT satellites.
- A SpaceX (SPACE) launch deployed 10 satellites, doubling the number of NEXT satellites in orbit to 20.
- The new launch follows a January 14 launch that deployed the first wave of NEXT birds, which have been put into operations improving call quality and data speeds for customers.
- That means six more launches to go in Iridium's plans for the new network.
- The new satellites will be tested and integrated into the constellation in coming weeks.