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THIS AMENDMENT TO THE COFACE FACILITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of 26 July, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and among IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as borrower (the “Borrower”), THE GUARANTORS under and as defined in the COFACE Facility Agreement referred to below and SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE as agent of the other Finance Parties (in this capacity the “COFACE Agent”) and is made with reference to the COFACE Facility Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2010, by and among the Parent, the Borrower, the other Obligors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, the COFACE Agent and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Security Agent and U.S. Collateral Agent, as amended and restated by the Supplemental Agreement dated as of August 1, 2012 (the “COFACE Facility Agreement”).

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WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain amendment request letter dated May 30, 2013 from the Borrower, the Borrower has requested to amend certain provisions of the COFACE Facility Agreement which the Lenders have agreed and COFACE has approved, in each case as provided for herein;

WHEREAS, the COFACE Agent is authorised to execute this Amendment on behalf of the Finance Parties;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

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Capitalised terms defined in the COFACE Facility Agreement have, unless expressly defined in this Amendment, the same meaning in this Amendment.

The principles of construction set out in Clause 1.2 (Construction) of the COFACE Facility Agreement will have effect as if set out in this Amendment.

2.1         Effective as of the Effective Date, the COFACE Facility Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

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“(c) any Foreign Transferee Subsidiary.”.

“(m) of any equipment or assets (including, without limitation, any Gateway, upgrades to ground systems or services in connection thereto) by any Obligor or Foreign Transferee Subsidiary to any Foreign Transferee Subsidiary or an Obligor as a capital contribution, for cash consideration or otherwise to the extent permitted by the Finance Documents; provided that:

(i)           such equipment or assets (including, without limitation, any Gateway, upgrades to ground systems or services in connection thereto) was developed and/or acquired for the purposes of, or in connection with, operating and maintaining, upgrading, improving or otherwise enhancing the Borrower’s global network (including, without limitation, any ground stations, TTACs and other associated ground infrastructure) and/or in connection with or related to the geographic expansion and growth of the Borrower’s Permitted Business; and

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(ii)          with respect to each Financial Year specified in column1 below, the aggregate book value at the time of disposal (as determined according to the Accounting Principles) of such equipment or assets (including, without limitation, any Gateway, or upgrades to ground systems or services in connection thereto) sold, leased, licensed, transferred or otherwise disposed of during such Financial Year pursuant to this paragraph (m) does not exceed the amount specified in column 2 below opposite such Financial Year (in the aggregate and on a cumulative basis):

““Foreign Transferee Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Parent:

(i) that is a member of the NEXT Group and is incorporated or organized (as applicable) under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any state or territory thereof and is a “controlled foreign corporation” (within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code); and

(ii) where one or more of its direct shareholders is an Obligor or are Obligors which has or have:

(A)      granted Transaction Security over no less than 65% in aggregate of the outstanding shares or other ownership interests in such wholly owned Subsidiary;

(B)      delivered to the COFACE Agent the Transaction Security Documents duly executed by it and the Security Agent (together with all such notices, documents, instruments or filings set forth in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) (as if references to an ‘Additional Guarantor’ were references to such direct shareholder(s) and references to ‘Accession Deed’ were references to the Transaction Security Documents and provided further that, but subject to paragraph (ii)(A) above, the proviso in paragraph 11 shall not apply)) as are required by the COFACE Agent to be given, executed, made or delivered; and

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(C)        taken all such action that is necessary to protect, perfect or give priority to such Transaction Security.

For the avoidance of doubt, such wholly owned Subsidiary will become a Foreign Transferee Subsidiary on the date the COFACE Agent has received all of the documents and other evidence listed in (ii) (A), (B) and (C) above, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it. The COFACE Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders promptly upon being so satisfied.

The representations set out in this Clause 3 (Representations) are made by each Obligor on the date of this Amendment to each Finance Party.

It has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into, performance and delivery of, this Amendment and the transactions contemplated by this Amendment.

Subject to the Legal Reservations, the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in this Amendment are legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations.

The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Amendment do not and will not conflict with:

All authorisations required by it in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Amendment have been obtained or effected (as appropriate) and are in full force and effect.

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Unless a representation and warranty set out in clause 20 (Representations) of the COFACE Facility Agreement is expressed to be given at a specific date, each Obligor makes the representations and warranties set out in clause 20 (Representations) of the COFACE Facility Agreement (other than the representations and warranties in clauses 20.14(a), (b) and (c) (Original Financial Statements), 20.18 (Taxation) and 20.24 (Shares and Material Companies) of the COFACE Facility Agreement) on the Effective Date, in each case as if references to the COFACE Facility Agreement are references to the COFACE Facility Agreement, as amended hereby, with reference to the facts and circumstances then existing, provided that, in the case of those representations and warranties contained in clause 20.13 (No misleading information) of the COFACE Facility Agreement, such representations and warranties are made only with respect to any subsequent and new information delivered under the COFACE Facility Agreement since the last period where such representation and warranty was made or deemed to be made under the COFACE Facility Agreement.

This Amendment shall become effective on the Effective Date upon the due execution of a signature page to this Amendment by each of the Parent, the Borrower, the other Obligors and the COFACE Agent on behalf of the Finance Parties and delivery of each party’s respective signature pages to each of the other parties hereto.

This Amendment and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law. The provisions of Clause 40 (Enforcement) of the COFACE Facility Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis, as if set forth in full herein.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

Parent

Borrower

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC

Obligors

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.

IRIDIUM HOLDINGS LLC

IRIDIUM CARRIER HOLDINGS LLC

IRIDIUM CARRIER SERVICES LLC

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IRIDIUM CONSTELLATION LLC

IRIDIUM GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC

SYNCOM-IRIDIUM HOLDINGS CORP.

IRIDIUM BLOCKER-B INC.

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COFACE Agent

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

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