8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 27, 2009

Iridium Communications Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33963	22-1344998
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6707 Democracy Boulevard

Suite 300

Bethesda, MD 20817

(Address of principal executive offices)

(301) 571-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On October 27, 2009, the Board of Directors of the registrant appointed Peter Dawkins to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Dawkins is founder and principal of ShiningStar Capital LLC, and Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Retired). Prior to founding his current firm, Gen. Dawkins was vice chairman of Global Wealth Management for Citigroup, vice chairman of the Citigroup Private Bank, and executive vice president and vice chairman of Travelers Insurance during an eleven-year tenure with the firm. Previously, from 1991 – 1996, he served as chairman and CEO of Primerica Financial Services, and earlier served as head of the U.S. consulting practice of Bain & Company. During his military career, Gen. Dawkins served as military assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and was selected as a White House Fellow.

Mr. Dawkins was selected as a director pursuant to the terms of that certain Transaction Agreement dated as of September 22, 2008, as amended on April 28, 2009, among Iridium Holdings LLC, GHL Acquisition Corp. and the sellers named therein, which provides that Baralonco Limited is entitled to designate one member to the Board of Directors. There are no transactions, or proposed transactions, during the last two years with the registrant to which Mr. Dawkins was or is to be a party, in which Mr. Dawkins, or any member of his immediate family, has a direct or indirect material interest.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The press release issued in connection with the announcement of Mr. Dawkin’s appointment to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

99.1 Press Release issued by the registrant on November 2, 2009 announcing the appointment of Peter Dawkins to the registrant’s Board of Directors.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Date: November 2, 2009	By:	/S/    MATTHEW J. DESCH
	Name:	Matthew J. Desch
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Press Contact:

Liz DeCastro

Iridium Communications Inc.

liz.decastro@iridium.com

+1 (301) 571-6257

BRIGADIER GENERAL PETER M. DAWKINS, U.S. ARMY (RET.),

JOINS IRIDIUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BETHESDA, Md. – November 2, 2009 – Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) is pleased to announce that Peter M. Dawkins, founder and principal of ShiningStar Capital LLC, and Brigadier General, U.S. Army (Retired), joined its Board of Directors. The appointment brings Iridium’s Board to ten members.

Prior to founding his current firm, Gen. Dawkins was vice chairman of Global Wealth Management for Citigroup, vice chairman of the Citigroup Private Bank, and executive vice president and vice chairman of Travelers Insurance during an eleven-year tenure with the firm. Previously, from 1991 – 1996, he served as chairman and CEO of Primerica Financial Services, and earlier served as head of the U.S. consulting practice of Bain & Company. During his military career, Gen. Dawkins served as military assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and was selected as a White House Fellow.

“A proven leader in business and the military, Gen. Dawkins brings outstanding credentials to Iridium,” said Iridium CEO, Matt Desch. “We look forward to benefitting from his insights and experience as we build our capital base and embark on the development of our next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT.”

“Iridium plays an indispensable role as a key provider of reliable, critical communications lifelines for government and commercial entities, as well as for private citizens, and I am delighted to be joining the company’s Board at this particularly exciting time,” Brig. Gen. Dawkins said.

Gen. Dawkins began his career in the private sector as head of the Public Financing Banking division of Lehman Brothers. He led a three-year initiative focused on providing creative financing to overhaul a significant portion of the physical infrastructure throughout the country.

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A 1959 graduate of West Point, Dawkins served in the U.S. Army for 24 years. He commanded a company in the 82^nd Airborne Division, led a battalion in Korea, and commanded a brigade of the 101^st Airborne Division. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1981.

Gen. Dawkins holds a Ph.D. and master’s degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and studied at Oxford University from 1959 through 1962. In 1963, Time magazine identified him as one of the “Top 50 Leaders in the U.S.” and, in 2006, he received the Horatio Alger Award.

About Iridium Communications Inc.

Iridium is the only provider of mobile satellite communications services offering 100% global coverage. Iridium’s constellation operates in a low-earth orbit and its satellite network provides communication services to regions of the world not served by wireless or wireline networks. Iridium offers voice and data communications services to the U.S. and foreign governments, businesses, non-governmental organizations and consumers via its constellation of 66 in-orbit satellites, in-orbit spares and related ground infrastructure. Iridium’s commercial end-user base includes the emergency services, maritime, government, utilities, oil and gas, mining, leisure, forestry, construction and transportation markets. Iridium’s products and related applications are installed in unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters, commercial aircraft, marine vessels, and ground vehicles. Iridium has launched a major development program for its next-generation constellation, Iridium NEXT, which will support new and existing Iridium product and service offerings. Iridium is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

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