Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
INMARSAT 4 F3 |
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) |
-97.65 |
Perigee (km) |
35775 |
Apogee (km) |
35798 |
Eccentricity |
0.00027279304496341 |
Inclination (degrees) |
3.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
5960 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
13000 |
Date of Launch |
18-08-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
EADS Astrium |
Country of Contractor |
France/UK/Germany |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Proton M |
COSPAR Number |
2008-039A |
NORAD Number |
33278 |
Comments |
200 spot-beams to relay messages from mobile phones based on land, sea, or air. |