WASHINGTON — The chief executive officer (CEO) of mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications on March 17 said a legal dispute with its former sponsor, Motorola, is likely to be resolved amicably by the two parties and will not block progress on Iridium’s plan to select a builder this summer for its next-generation satellite constellation.

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