Artist's concept of Iridium Next satellite.

The partnership between exactEarth of Canada and Harris Corp. of the United States to place maritime data-collection payloads on 58 Iridium Next low-orbiting satellites is structured so that each company benefits from the other’s commercial success, according to exactEarth.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews.