Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
INMARSAT 3 F2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner |
INMARSAT, Ltd. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-15.52 |
Perigee (km) |
35763 |
Apogee (km) |
35809 |
Eccentricity |
0.000545592560964038 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.08 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
2070 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
860 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
06-09-1996 |
Expected Lifetime |
13 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton |
COSPAR Number |
1996-053A |
NORAD Number |
24307 |
Comments |
Broadcasting, business services, mobile communications; demand assigned L-band transponders; Atlantic Ocean region. |