401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Iridium Satellite, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$174M
Total assets Near avg plan size
842
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$206,065
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Iridium Satellite, LLC · Arizona · Information & Media

$174M in assets, 842 participants

Iridium Satellite, LLC's Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan reported $174M in total assets and 842 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,553 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $174M for 842 participants (~$206,065/participant), up 29.5% in 2024.

#2,553
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+29.5%
assets growth YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$173,506,814 Top 6% higher than 94% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (842 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $27M in the plan year 2023 filing to $40M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $134M in the plan year 2023 filing to $174M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 730 in the plan year 2023 filing to 842 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 542000237 · Iridium Satellite, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan · $174M · 842 · 94th

  • PART $174M
  • PART 842
  • PART 94th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Swissport North America Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #2553

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Arizona →

Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Perkinelmer US, LLC Savings PlanPerkinelmer US, LLC Savings …$174MSwissport North America Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement PlanSwissport North America Hold…$174MThe Massachusetts Medical Society Savings and Investment PlanThe Massachusetts Medical So…$174MIridium Satellite 401(k) Plan$174MGrosvenor Capital Management, L.P. 401(k) Retirement PlanGrosvenor Capital Management…$173M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$134M
Net Assets (End of Year)$174M
Net Income$40M
Employer EIN542000237
Plan Effective Date2001-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Iridium Satellite, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Iridium Satellite, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$174M 62.563633316230934% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M 202220232024 $107M $174M ▲ +62.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 586 $107M
2023 1 730 $134M
2024 1 842 $174M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arizona

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.173506814 · Participants: 842Iridium Satellite 401(k) PlanBechtel Trust & Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.067288511 · Participants: 7971Bechtel Trust & Thrift PlanBanner Health Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.918574883 · Participants: 54731Banner Health Employees 401(k) PlanFreeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program, Total assets ($B): 2.670667399 · Participants: 13770Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation ProgramRepublic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.666764279 · Participants: 32629Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanStantec 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.319061108 · Participants: 11603Stantec 401(k) Plan
Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants
Compare Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arizona, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Swissport North America Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in NC ($174M); by covered participants it is Ramaco Resources, Inc. 401(k) Plan in KY (842 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (842 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 29.5% during 2024, from $134M to $174M. Reported net income was $40M.
How have Iridium Satellite, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Iridium Satellite, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 62.6%, from $107M to $174M.
Where does Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Swissport North America Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in NC ($174M, 4,174 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Iridium Satellite 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ramaco Resources, Inc. 401(k) Plan in KY (842 participants, $29M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 542000237.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.