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INMARSAT 6-F1

OperationalCommunicationsGEO

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

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Launch

Launch date: December 22, 2021 at 03:32 PM UTC
Launch site: Tanegashima, Japan
Launched by: H-IIA 204 →
Operator: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission: Inmarsat-6 F1
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 35,788 km
Periapsis: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.02°
Orbital period: 1436.11 min

Spacecraft

Operator: INMARSAT, Ltd.
Manufacturer: Airbus Defence and Space
Users: Commercial
Launch mass: 5,470 kg
Dry mass: 4,000 kg
Design lifetime: 15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 2021-128A
NORAD catalog №: 50319
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: Isle of Man
Status: Operational