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                                                      Exhibit 23.1





                              Accountants' Consent



The Boards of Directors
Iridium World Communications Ltd., Iridium LLC, and Iridium Operating LLC:

We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference and to 
the references to our firm under the headings "Summary Financial Information" 
and "Experts" in the prospectuses.



                                                        KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

McLean, Virginia
November 12, 1998