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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
Iridium Operating LLC:
 
     We consent to the use of our report included herein and to the references
to our firm under the headings "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" in the
prospectus.
 
                                                           KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
 
McLean, Virginia
   
April 14, 1998