Frequency Electronics Awarded Contract From Thales Alenia Space for Iridium NEXT Commercial Satellite Constellation (FEM)

Frequency Electronics Inc. FEIM has been awarded a multi-year development and production contract by Thales Alenia Space for the Iridium NEXT constellation of satellites. Frequency will provide the Master Oscillator Timing/Frequency Generation unit and the L-Band RF Up/Down Converters for each Iridium NEXT satellite. Frequency was selected in a competitive process by offering the best comprehensive solution for the payload assemblies needed to meet the challenging requirements of Iridium NEXT.