Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
INMARSAT 4 F1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner |
INMARSAT, Ltd. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
63.96 |
Perigee (km) |
35772 |
Apogee (km) |
35799 |
Eccentricity |
0.000320242910177794 |
Inclination (degrees) |
2.3 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.08 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5959 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
13000 |
Date of Launch |
11-03-2005 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Atlas 5 |
COSPAR Number |
2005-009A |
NORAD Number |
28628 |
Comments |
Nearly the size of a double-decker bus; more than 600 channels. |