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INMARSAT 2-F2

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date: March 8, 1991 at 11:03 PM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Delta II 6925 →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: INMARSAT II F-2
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 36,240 km
Periapsis: 36,213 km
Inclination: 12.79°
Orbital period: 1458.63 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1991-018A
NORAD catalog №: 21149
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: Isle of Man
Radar cross-section: 13.031 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate: No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status: Nonoperational