Raymond J. Leopold

Raymond J. Leopold
BornJanuary 6, 1946
Chicago, Illinois
Education
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • North Carolina State University
  • University of New Mexico
Engineering career
Employer(s)Motorola
ProjectsIridium satellite constellation

Raymond J. Leopold is one of the three engineers who in late 1987 conceived of and later designed the Iridium satellite constellation, the first realization of global, wireless, personal communications.

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