John Bloom

Author, Eccentric Orbits, one of the Wall St. Journal's Best 10 Books of 2016, about the attempt to destroy the world's largest satellite constellation.

[Joe Bob Briggs @therealjoebob]

The hot new rocket Virgin is operating out of the Mojave Spaceport has an intriguing name for its June launch: Tubular Bells. The payloads are a) Pentagon top-secret stuff, b) a Dutch military satellite, c) a Polish civilian earth-spying satellite, and d) Pazuzu.

[Diana “Darcy the Mail Ghoul” Prince 🎃💌 @kinky_horror]

Very important vm... 😉🤠🎃🖤🖤

[John Bloom @johnibloom]

@vermontgmg Thanks, Garrett, it IS amazing how much hidden power companies like Motorola had in the 80s and 90s . . .

[Matt Desch @IridiumBoss]

SV84 reentered early this morning over the Pacific ocean. It reentered just 2 days short of its 20th birthday, having been launched 11/6/98 from VAFB. 50 (of 66) Iridium Block 1 satellites deboosted so far; this is the 41st reentry. 3 more to reenter this week! #Flarewell

[Joe Bob Briggs @therealjoebob]

Okay, listen up. On Thanksgiving Night somebody in your house is gonna try to hog the big screen to watch the Falcons/Saints game. But YOU are gonna say UH UH, NO WAY, MOVE ASIDE because the Big Dogs gotta stream the Dinners Of Death marathon on @shudder. Use force if necessary.

[Mauricio Bouroncle @satphone13]

Congrats to @IridiumComm and @SpaceX for another successful launch of 5 more #IridiumNEXT satellites

[Iridium @IridiumComm]

Launch Update: The #Iridium6 & #GraceFO "#rideshare" target launch date has been announced for May 19, 2018! For this launch, 5 #IridiumNEXT satellites & the twin #NASA/GFZ GRACE satellites will share a ride, with each set deploying to their own orbit. 🚀 https://t.co/58k13WjBk7

[Mauricio Bouroncle @satphone13]

5 launches successfully completed, 3 to go. We are on track to finish the deployment of 75 new #IridiumNEXT satellites later this year... https://t.co/nxXvIrtI2u

[Mauricio Bouroncle @satphone13]

A significant milestone was achieved this week by @IridiumComm when we activated our one millionth subscriber... exciting times ahead for Iridium and our NEXT constellation...

[SkyNet Aviation @SkyNetSatellite]

Iridium Next satellites to bring broadband IoT to every corner of the globe. https://t.co/OtbNUyEiol

[Matt Desch @IridiumBoss]

Iridium's SV03, born 8/19/98 into our orbital plane #2, reentered the earth's atmosphere and retired with honors this afternoon somewhere over the Indian Ocean. Nearly 100,000 orbits around the earth, providing reliable and critical service to many. #Flarewell!

[Kyle Hurst @HurstyHeaven]

I have the Last Post playing in my head ✊ Goodbye SV03 like the 1970’s I’ll miss your flares! https://t.co/yYVQvuLghr

[Matt Desch @IridiumBoss]

No matter how many launches you get to see, your first will always be special... https://t.co/d7Va7rvuoZ

[Matt Desch @IridiumBoss]

The first two Iridium NEXT satellites, SV131 and SV134, from the 10 launched on December 22nd were put in service today through our "slot swap" process. Everything going very smoothly - other 8 will be put in service over next several weeks! #GoIridium!

[John Bloom @johnibloom]

Forty for forty! https://t.co/L7hsJuwKOe

[Mauricio Bouroncle @satphone13]

Excellent progress from our latest 10 #IridiumNEXT satellites... https://t.co/Aj9yuwSo1J

[Mauricio Bouroncle @satphone13]

Congrats to @SpaceX for another successful launch and landing of the Falcon 9 stage 1... looking forward to launch next week with 10 more @IridiumComm satellites... #IridiumNEXT https://t.co/9NTwRz1PdU

[Iridium @IridiumComm]

T-4 days until #Iridium-4 takes flight! Launch is scheduled for 05:27:23 pm PST on Dec 22 (01:27:23 am UTC on Dec 23) with an instantaneous launch window. Live webcast will begin approximately 20 minutes before launch at https://t.co/H7TLbdNq9h #IridiumNEXT #FlightProven #FriYay

[Mauricio Bouroncle @satphone13]

Everything is on track for #iridiumnext launch #4 on December 22nd from Vandenberg Air Force Base @IridiumComm https://t.co/ISEK9mNMw0