Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Matthew J. Desch, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 2 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Iridium Communications Inc.; and |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Date: March 29, 2011 | /s/ Matthew J. Desch | |
Matthew J. Desch | ||
Chief Executive Officer |