Other Iridium investors include:
Iridium Canada Inc.
China Great Wall Industry Corp.
Iridium Africa Corp.
Iridium Andes-Caribe of Venezuela
Iridium India Private Ltd.-a consortium of Indian financial institutions, investing $32 million, one seat on the Iridium board, rights to gateway service covering Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Iridium Middle East Corp.
Khrunichev Enterprise of the Russian Federation-taking a 5 percent interest. Khrunichev also is expected to provide some launch services, although McDonnell Douglas Corp. is scheduled to lead the launching action.
Lockheed Corp.
Nippon Iridium Corp. of Japan-contributing $135 million through a consortium of Japanese companies, a 15 percent stake. Nearly 36 percent of Nippon Iridium is owned by Japanese communications giant DDI. Other players include Kyocera Corp., Ushio Electric, Secom Co. Ltd., Sony Corp., Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp.
Raytheon Co.
Sprint Corp.
STET Societa Finanziaria Telefonica per Azioni of Italy
Pacific Iridium Telecommunications Co. of Taiwan
Thai Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. of Thailand
