The reincarnated Iridium is adding five more satellites to its crop of 66 plus 7 spares. It was only last year that the old incarnation was set to crash and burn, along with their satellites, before the U.S. Department of Defense came to the rescue. Last year’s press release stated that there were seven in-orbit spares and they were planning to launch seven more spares this year. I wonder what happened to the other two? In December they issued a press release stating that the satellites are expected to operate through mid-2010, and they have not needed to use any of the spares.