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01950aam a2200373 a 4500 001 0587ECE6401D11E6AD873F83DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160702011327 008 160512s2016 nyua 001 0 eng d 010 $a bl2016020769 020 $a 0802121683 020 $a 9780802121684 (hardcover) 040 $a NjBwBT $b eng $c NjBwBT $e rda $d SILO 050 14 $a TK5104.2.I75 $b B56 2016 082 04 $a 384.5/1 $2 23 082 14 $a 384.5 $2 15 100 1 $a Bloom, John, $d 1953- $e author. 245 10 $a Eccentric orbits : $b the Iridium story / $c John Bloom. 250 $a First edition. 260 $a New York : $b Atlantic Monthly Press, $c 2016. 300 $a xx, 537 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm 500 $a "How the largest man-made constellation in the heavens was built by dreamers in the Arizona Desert, targeted for destruction by panicked executives, and saved by a single Palm Beach retiree who battled Motorola, cajoled the Pentagon, wrestled with thirty banks, survived an attack by Congress, infiltrated the White House, found allies through the Black Entertainment Network, and wooed a mysterious Arab prince to rescue the only phone that links every inch of the planet." 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a Describes the complex and revolutionary satellite communication system built in the 1990s by Motorola, how it quickly became a commercial disaster resulting in bankruptcy, and the determination of a retired airline executive to rescue the business. 610 20 $a Iridium Communications, Inc. 650 0 $a Artificial satellites in telecommunication. 941 $a 6 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20210702013029.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204083357.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110065301.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20190717031807.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006095330.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20161006012133.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0587ECE6401D11E6AD873F83DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search