MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Iridium Communications Inc.

Company · Energy also Transport & automotive, Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 October 2026, Iridium Communications Inc. appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€50k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Iridium Communications Inc. operates the world’s largest commercial constellation, with a mesh architecture of 66 cross-linked Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites providing global coverage, including across oceans, airways and polar regions. A technology innovator and market leader, Iridium, in collaboration with its vast distributor network, is advancing the way global enterprises conduct daily mission-critical activities through reliable, low-latency communications services.”

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“Reaching across land, sea, and air, including the polar regions, Iridium® solutions are ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation and utilities. Iridium also provides service to governmental humanitarian, civil and defense subscribers around the world.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats240%
European Conservatives & Reformists120%
European People's Party120%
Greens/EFA120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025). All meetings were in one calendar year.

2025
5

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Giorgio Gori
2 meetings · S&D
Sergey Lagodinsky
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Elena Donazzan
1 meeting · ECR
Angelika Niebler
1 meeting · EPP

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
6 Nov 2025Sergey LagodinskyExchange of Views
6 Nov 2025Elena DonazzanIncontro e scambio di vedute su Space Act
5 Nov 2025Angelika NieblerEU Space Act
5 Nov 2025Giorgio GoriEU Space Act
30 Jan 2025Giorgio GoriFuture of space and connectivity policy in the EU.

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