IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Iridium Communications LLC
Data as of 2026-08-09
GLEIF verified
LEI
549300U620NVQ4J1CT96
Registered name
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Jurisdiction
Ultimate parent
No parent on file in GLEIF
Cluster stats
| Netblocks | 116 · 1,092 IPv4 addresses |
| IPv6 | 110 prefixes (largest 2a0f:6280:5000::/36) |
| Registered in | Russia (3) · Germany (1) · United Kingdom (1) · Israel (1) · Italy (1) |
| All fragments | 145 blocks across 8 clusters |
| Cluster ID | 218231679 |
| Registry | BGP |
| Owner jurisdiction | US-DE |
| Customers | find customers using this network → |
Evidence & provenance ?
| Attribution | GLEIF legal-entity match |
| Legal identity | LEI 549300U620NVQ4J1CT96 |
| Shared handles | clustered on 22 shared RIR contact/maintainer handles |
| Registry names | 6 distinct registrant names across these blocks |
| full provenance (JSON) → · how attribution works · report an issue | |
Footprint over time
7 weekly snapshots · JSON
117
+105 netblocks since 2026-07-05
2026-07-05
peak 117
2026-08-09
IP Ranges (116)
showing 50 of 116 — see all — ⬇ export CSV| CIDR | Org name | Registry | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3.83.0/24 | Iridium Communications LLC | BGP | ANNOUNCED | ● high |
| 128.75.250.0/23 | Iridium Communications LLC | BGP | ANNOUNCED | ● high |
| 80.178.116.152/30 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED PA | ● low |
| 84.45.53.128/27 | Iridium-NET | RIPE | ASSIGNED PA | ● low |
| 195.103.61.96/27 | IRIDIUM | RIPE | ASSIGNED PA | ● low |
| 195.124.150.0/24 | IRIDIUM | RIPE | ASSIGNED PA | ● low |
| 2a00:2381:166e::/48 | IRIDIUM-CORPORATION | RIPE | AGGREGATED-BY-LIR | ● low |
| 2a05:dfc3:f900::/40 | Iridium | RIPE | ALLOCATED-BY-LIR | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:5000::/36 | Iridium | RIPE | ALLOCATED-BY-LIR | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:c000::/36 | Iridium | RIPE | ALLOCATED-BY-LIR | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:c000::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:c001::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:c002::/47 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:c004::/46 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:c008::/45 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:c010::/44 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:c020::/44 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:c030::/44 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:c040::/44 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca00::/46 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca04::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca05::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca06::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca07::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca08::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca09::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca0a::/47 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca0c::/47 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca0e::/47 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca10::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca11::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca12::/47 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca14::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca15::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca16::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca17::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca18::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca19::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca1a::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca1b::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca1c::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca1d::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca1e::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca1f::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca20::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca21::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca22::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca23::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca24::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
| 2a0f:6280:ca25::/48 | Iridium | RIPE | ASSIGNED | ● low |
IPv6 ranges (110)
showing the 15 largest allocationsNetwork trust
what's this?
RPKI hygiene: A
how networks compare →
95.7%
of checked blocks have valid RPKI ROA coverage
(112 of 117)
Possible discrepancies (110)
These blocks are registered to Iridium Communications LLC but cryptographically authorized for a different, unrelated network (2 distinct holders) — often M&A history, multi-homing, or outsourced/managed hosting, occasionally worth a closer look.
| 2a0f:6280:5000::/36 /36 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:c000::/36 /36 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:ce00::/39 /39 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a14:7581:3b00::/40 /40 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a05:dfc3:f900::/40 /40 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:cd00::/40 /40 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:cc00::/43 /43 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:cc20::/43 /43 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:cc40::/43 /43 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:cc60::/43 /43 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:cc80::/43 /43 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:cca0::/43 /43 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:ccc0::/43 /43 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:cce0::/43 /43 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
| 2a0f:6280:c010::/44 /44 | authorized for AS219412 — Lewis Brown |
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