Eccentric Orbits

I enjoyed the development of the technology and satellites. However, over 5 hours of bankruptcy, long long descriptions of every CEO, potential CEO, meetings, and negotiations was just not interesting to me.

Excellent book. Thoroughly researched, which usually means long and boring. Not in the case of this book - it was written in captivating way and intertwined with author's comments and fascinating anecdotes that are impossible to find anywhere else.

This book is similar to Isaacson's Steve Jobs or Barlett's Howard Hughes biographies with the exception that it's not about a life of a person but of a thing - Iridium constellation!

Highly recommended to everyone who is interested in technical, business and personal aspects of Iridium system.