How to Send a Satellite Phone SMS | Orbital SatCom

To send a quick SMS to a friend, family member, colleague or loved one, use the official network messaging pages. In most cases, all you need is the full satellite phone number.

There are also other ways to contact Iridium, Inmarsat, Thuraya and Globalstar satellite phones. If the phone has an active SIM card and valid phone number, you can follow the simple instructions below to send a message.

Iridium

  • Open a new plain text email, not an HTML email.
  • Send the email to satellitephonenumber@msg.iridium.com.
  • Example: 8816xxxxxxx@msg.iridium.com.

Inmarsat

  • Open a new plain text email, not an HTML email.
  • Send the email to satellitephonenumber@message.inmarsat.com.
  • Example: 87077xxxxxxx@message.inmarsat.com.

Thuraya

  • Open a new plain text email, not an HTML email.
  • Send the email to satellitephonenumber@sms.thuraya.com.
  • Example: 88216xxxxxxx@sms.thuraya.com.

Globalstar

  • Globalstar satellite phones use standard phone numbers, so SMS messages can usually be sent directly to the satellite phone number.
  • Handheld Globalstar phones support short messages, while Sat-Fi systems support full SMS messaging.