If you want to send a quick SMS to a friend, family member,
colleague or loved one, then use our quick links below to take
you straight to the official network SMS pages. All you will
need is the full satellite phone number and you will be able
send the SMS direct

There are also other ways to contact Iridium, Inmarsat, Thuraya and Globalstar phones. All you will need to have is an active SIM card, and a valid phone number you will be able to follow the simple instructions below to send a message:

IRIDIUM

Open a new email, ensuring it is plain text and not HTMLIn the recipient, send the email tosatellitephonenumber@msg.iridium.com.On Iridium this should display as8816xxxxxxx@msg.iridium.com.

Iridium messaging

INMARSAT

Open a new email, ensuring it is plain text and not HTMLIn the recipient, send the email tosatellitephonenumber@message.inmarsat.com.On Inmarsat this should display as87077xxxxxxx@message.inmarsat.com.

Inmarsat messaging

THURAYA

Open a new email, ensuring it is plain text and not HTML. In the recipient, send the email tosatellitephonenumber@sms.thuraya.com.On Thuraya this should display as88216xxxxxxx@sms.thuraya.com.

Thuraya messaging

GLOBALSTAR

As Globalstar uses US based numbers, you should be able to send a successful SMS direct to the number of the Globalstar satellite phone. The only limitation for a handheld phone is the length of the message is 17 characters, whereas the Sat-Fi system supports full SMS messaging.

SEND AN SMS TO A SATELLITE PHONE