Exhibit 10.2

AMENDMENT N° 4

TO THE

FULL SCALE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT

No. IS-10-021

Between

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC

And

THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE

for the

IRIDIUM NEXT SYSTEM

 

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PREAMBLE

This Amendment N° 4 (the “Amendment”) to the Full Scale System Development
Contract No. IS-10-021 signed on June 1, 2010 between Iridium Satellite LLC and
Thales Alenia Space France for the Iridium Next System, as amended, (the
“Contract”) is entered into on this 29th day of April, 2011 by and between
Thales Alenia Space France, a company organized and existing under the laws of
France, having its registered office at 26 avenue Jean François Champollion
31100 Toulouse – FRANCE (“Contractor”), and Iridium Satellite LLC, a limited
liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, having an office at 1750
Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400, McLean, VA 22102—USA (“Purchaser”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Article 35.5(iii) of the Contact requires Contractor to provide
Purchaser firm fixed pricing for the production and storage, as a kit, of key
components, parts, assemblies and other materials necessary to manufacture and
deliver additional Satellite(s) in accordance with the SOW (“Satellite
Kitting”); and

WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to amend Article 35.5 and Exhibit D of the
Contract in accordance with the terms and conditions as specified herein to
incorporate firm fixed pricing for Satellite Kitting and, as applicable,
Satellite completion;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby expressly
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:

Article 1: Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have
the meanings ascribed thereto in the Contract or any amendments thereto, as the
case may be.

Article 2: Article 35.5 of the Contract is hereby deleted and replaced in its
entirety by the following:

“Purchaser may exercise CLIN 003a by providing written notice to Contractor for
the production and storage, [***] in accordance with the SOW. If Purchaser
exercises its Options under CLIN 002a or CLIN 002b, Delivery of any Satellite(s)
thereunder for which [***] pursuant to an exercise by Purchaser of CLIN 003,
shall be made within [***]. If Purchaser does not exercise CLIN 003a, Delivery
of additional Satellite(s) under CLIN 002a or CLIN 002b shall be within [***].
All other terms not specified below relating to the performance of the Work
associated with the Delivery of such additional Satellites shall be in
accordance with the terms of this Contract, including the SOW.

 

  (i) Option Exercise. Purchaser may exercise CLIN 003a by providing written
notice to Contractor no later than [***].

 

  (ii) Period of Performance. From the CLIN 003a option exercise date plus
[***].

 

  (iii) Price.

 

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  (a) [***] Price. The price for CLIN 003a is set forth in Table 35.5a below,
and, if CLIN 003a is exercised by Customer, the applicable price (based on the
quantity of [***] selected by Customer) shall become part of the Base Contract
Price.

Table 35.5a

 

[***] Price

[***]

  

[***] Price
[***]

  

[***] Price
[***]

US$ Share

  

€ Share

  

US$ Share

  

€ Share

  

US$ Share

  

€ Share

[***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]

 

  (b) [***] Price. If Purchaser exercises its Option under CLIN 003a, the price
for [***] pursuant to CLIN 002a or CLIN 002b is set forth in Table 35.5b below.

Table 35.5b

 

[***] Price

Year

Ordered

   [***] Price [***]    [***] Price [***]    [***] Price [***]      US$ Share   
€ Share    US$ Share    € Share    US$ Share    € Share [***]    [***]    [***]
   [***]    [***]    [***]    [***] [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]   
[***]    [***] [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***] [***]
   [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***] [***]    [***]    [***]   
[***]    [***]    [***]    [***] [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]   
[***]    [***] [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***] [***]
   [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***]    [***] [***]    [***]    [***]   
[***]    [***]    [***]    [***]

 

  (c) If Customer has exercised CLIN 003a and then exercises CLIN 002a or CLIN
002B, the resulting [***] price shall be the sum of the [***] Price and [***]
Price for the applicable quantity [***] and will be paid by Customer to
Contractor in lieu of the price for such quantity [***] set forth in Table 35.1
or 35.2 as the case may be.

Example of [***]:

 

  (1) [***] price for [***] = [***] plus [***]

  (2) [***] price for [***] plus [***]

  (3) [***] price for [***] will be the sum of (1) and (2) = [***] plus [***]

  (4) The [***] price in (3) replaces the [***] price applicable to [***]
exercised under CLIN 002B = [***] plus [***].

 

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  (iv) Payment. Milestone Payments for any [***] ordered under CLIN 003a shall
be [***], and as appropriate, integrated into and made part of Exhibit D,
Payment Plan.

 

  “(v) [***]. If Purchaser exercises CLIN 003a, Contractor shall deliver to
Purchaser the [***] set forth in Table 35.5c below.

Table 35.5c

 

Deliverable

 

Description

 

Delivery Date

[***]

  [***]   [***]

[***]

  [***]   [***]

Article 3: Exhibit D, [***] Payment Plans, is hereby modified to add the
following payment plans for CLIN 003a and CLIN 003b.

CLIN 003a

 

M/S No.

 

Title

 

Planned Date

 

%

[***]   [***]   [***]   [***] [***]   [***]   [***]   [***] [***]   [***]  
[***]   [***] [***]   [***]   [***]   [***]

CLIN 003b

 

M/S No.

 

Title

 

Planned Date

 

%

[***]   [***]   [***]   [***] [***]   [***]   [***]   [***] [***]   [***]  
[***]   [***] [***]   [***]   [***]   [***]

Article 4: This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including via facsimile
or other electronic means) in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same
agreement.

Article 5: All other provisions of the Contract not expressly referred to in
this Amendment remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment by their duly
authorized officers as of the date set forth in the Preamble.

 

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IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC       THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE

/s/ Christian O’Connor

     

/s/ Nathalie Smirnov

Christian O’Connor    

Nathalie Smirnov

VP, Deputy General Counsel    

Vice-President Telecom Payloads & Systems

 

Iridium / Thales Alenia Space Confidential & Proprietary

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE COPY
FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST.
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FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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