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Exhibit 10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
 AMENDMENT N° 5 
 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 

 PREAMBLE 
 This Amendment N° 5 (the “Amendment”) to the Full Scale System Development Contract No. IS-10-021 dated 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 12th day of September, 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, the firm fixed price U.S. Dollar portion of the Base Contract Price included [***] for [***] of [***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]);

 WHEREAS, such [***] included a fixed price component of [***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]) and a time and materials portion expected to be
[***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]); 
 WHEREAS, if the negotiated price for this [***] was less or more than [***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]),
the firm fixed price U.S. Dollar portion under the Contract was to be [***]; 
 WHEREAS, Contractor has negotiated a firm fixed
price component of [***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]) with [***] and a time and materials portion of [***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]) with [***], resulting in a lower total price of [***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]); a reduction of [***] U.S. Dollars (US$
[***]) (the “Adjustment”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to amend Article 4.1 of the Contract in accordance with the
terms and conditions as specified herein to reflect such negotiated prices for the [***] and [***] and account for the Adjustment; 
 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 4.1 of the Contract is amended by deleting such Article in its
entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
 “The total firm fixed price for the Work to be performed under this
Contract shall be Two Billion Two Hundred Twenty-Six Million Three Hundred Nineteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Seven U.S. Dollars (US$ 2,226,319,747), which reflects the negotiated price for the portion of the Work to be performed under the
contemplated [***], as implemented pursuant to the below-referenced [***], and incorporates the following modifications: 
  

	 	(a)	a firm fixed price for the [***] of [***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]); and 

  

					
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 CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. 

THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A 
 CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION 
 OF
THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
 COMMISSION. 

	 	(b)	a time and materials price for the [***] estimated to be [***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]). 

 

	 	(c)	the Adjustment of [***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]). 

  

	 	(d)	Purchaser may implement changes in accordance with Article 15 at no additional cost to Purchaser up to a cumulative amount not to exceed the Adjustment in accordance
with Paragraph (e) below. 

  

	 	(e)	If Purchaser uses any portion of the Adjustment to implement a change to the Contract, the U.S. Dollar amount applicable to such change shall be reflected in the
corresponding amendment to the Contract. 

  

	 	(f)	Reconciliation of Base Contract Price. If Purchaser does not use the Adjustment or uses only a portion thereof, the Milestone payment for Milestone [***] shall be
accordingly reduced pursuant to the terms of this Amendment.” 

  

	 	(g)	If the price set forth in Paragraph (b) above exceeds [***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]), Purchaser may use any balance of the Adjustment remaining available at that
time to finance such price increase or [***] through [***] at no cost to Contractor. If the balance of the Adjustment remaining available at the time is not sufficient to finance such price increase and/or if Purchaser is unable to [***], the
Parties shall negotiate in good faith an amendment to the Contract in order to equitably increase the Base Contract Price. If the price set forth in Paragraph (b) is less than [***] U.S. Dollars (US$ [***]), the Milestone payment for Milestone
[***], shall be accordingly reduced.” 

 Article 7: 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 8: 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. 

 

			
	IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC	  	THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE
		
	 /s/ S. Scott Smith
	  	 /s/ Nathalie Smirnov

		
	S. Scott Smith	  	Nathalie Smirnov
		
	EVP, Satellite Development & Operations	  	Vice-President, Telecom Payloads & Systems

  

					
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 CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. 

THE COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A 
 CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION 
 OF
THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
 COMMISSION.First Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Servicing Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 EXECUTION COPY 
 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT 
 (Newstar CP Funding LLC) 
 THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO FOURTH AMENDED AND
RESTATED LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of November 4, 2011 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and among NEWSTAR CP FUNDING LLC, as the Borrower (the “Borrower”), NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC., as the
Originator and the Servicer, the Institutional Lender identified on the signature pages hereto and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, as the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). 

R E C I T A L S 
 WHEREAS, the above-named parties have entered into that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2011 (the “Agreement”), by and among
the Borrower, the Originator, the Servicer, each of the Conduit Lenders and Institutional Lenders from time to time party thereto, each of the Lender Agents from time to time party thereto, the Administrative Agent and U.S. Bank National
Association, as the Trustee; 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 13.1 of the Agreement, the parties
hereto desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects as provided herein; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above Recitals,
the mutual premises and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 

SECTION 1. Definitions. 
 Each capitalized term used but not defined herein has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Agreement. 
 SECTION 2. Amendments. 
 2.1 The definition of “Facility
Amount” in Section 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 

“Facility Amount”: $150,000,000; provided that on or after the Termination Date, the Facility Amount shall mean
the Advances Outstanding. 
 2.2 Section 2.1(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the number
“125,000,000” in such paragraph with the number “150,000,000.” 
 2.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, in its capacity as a Lender under the Agreement, hereby agrees to increase its Commitment from $125,000,000 to $150,000,000. 

 SECTION 3. Agreement in Full Force and Effect as Amended. 

Except as specifically amended hereby, all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment shall not be
deemed to expressly or impliedly waive, amend or supplement any provision of the Agreement other than as expressly set forth herein and shall not constitute a novation of the Agreement. 
 SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. 
 The Borrower
hereby represents and warrants as of the date of this Amendment as follows: 
 (a) this Amendment has been duly executed and
delivered by it; 
 (b) this Amendment constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity; and

 (c) there is no Termination Event, Unmatured Termination Event, or Servicer Default that is continuing or would result from
entering into this Amendment. 
 SECTION 5. Conditions to Effectiveness. 

The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to (i) receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts (or other evidence
of execution, including facsimile signatures, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) of this Amendment, (ii) receipt by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association of an Amended and Restated Variable Funding Note with a face amount equal to up to
$150,000,000 and concurrent return by the Administrative Agent of the original Variable Funding Note (dated as of July 12, 2011) to the Borrower and (iii) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a bring down of that certain opinion
delivered by Dechert LLP on July 12, 2011 concerning corporate and enforceability matters. 
 SECTION 6. Miscellaneous.

 (a) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile), and by the different parties
hereto on the same or separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original instrument but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
 (b) The descriptive headings of the various sections of this Amendment are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions
hereof. 
 (c) This Amendment may not be amended or otherwise modified except as provided in the Agreement. 

  
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 (d) The failure or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect the other
provisions of this Amendment. 
 (e) Whenever the context and construction so require, all words used in the singular number
herein shall be deemed to have been used in the plural, and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter and the neuter shall include the masculine and feminine. 

(f) This Amendment represents the final agreement between the parties only with respect to the subject matter expressly covered hereby
and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements between the parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements between the parties. 

(g) THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Amendment to be executed by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above. 
  

									
	BORROWER:	 		 	NEWSTAR CP FUNDING LLC
				
		 		 	By:	 	NewStar Financial, Inc., its Designated Manager
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ JOHN KIRBY BRAY

		 		 		 	Name: John Kirby Bray
		 		 		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer
			
	THE ORIGINATOR AND SERVICER:	 		 	NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC.
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ JOHN KIRBY BRAY

		 		 		 	Name: John Kirby Bray
		 		 		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

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	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:	 		 	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ MATT JENSEN, CFA

		 		 		 	Name: Matt Jensen, CFA
		 		 		 	Title: Vice President
			
	THE INSTITUTIONAL LENDER:	 		 	WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ KEVIN SUNDAY

		 		 		 	Name: Kevin Sunday
		 		 		 	Title: Director

  
  

					
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