  We present a scenario for building the equatorial ridge and de-spinning
Iapetus through an impact-generated disk and satellite. This impact puts debris
into orbit, forming a ring inside the Roche limit and a satellite outside. This
satellite rapidly pushes the ring material down to the surface of Iapetus, and
then itself tidally evolves outward, thereby helping to de-spin Iapetus. This
scenario can de-spin Iapetus an order of magnitude faster than when tides due
to Saturn act alone, almost independently of its interior geophysical
evolution. Eventually, the satellite is stripped from its orbit by Saturn. The
range of satellite and impactor masses required is compatible with the
estimated impact history of Iapetus.
