Lead item · 25 September 2026

POSITIONINGRocket Lab (Iridium integration + launch/manufacturing verticalization)Satellite consolidation wave

Iridium shareholders approve Rocket Lab's $8bn buyout

It clears the last hurdle before Rocket Lab controls US government satellite contracts SES also competes for.

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