Inmarsat 2F1

INMARSAT/UK

Spacecraft nº:

INMARSAT spacecraft nº: 1

INMARSAT = International Mobile Satellite Organization, Sat-2 F1
Also called IOR

Launch data:

Designation:20918 / 90093A
Launch date30 Oct 1990 - 23:16 UT
Launch site CC, LC-17B
Launch vehicle: Delta-6925 (#D200)
Mission:Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 35773 x 35802 km
Eccentricity 3.44E-04
Inclination 6.24 deg
Period 1436.16 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Matra Marconi Space (Fr)
Platform  
Operator INMARSAT, Ltd
Mass at launch  1382 kg
Dry Mass 690 kg (BOL)
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  1200 W
Design lifetime  10 yrs

Location:

BeginEndPosition
L: 30 Oct 1991>Jan 199463°E
Jun 1994Apr 199664.5°E, inclined
Nov 1996 178°E, inclined
 2009  142.13° W


Broadcasting, business services, mobile communications; demand-assigned L-band transponders; spare satellite co-located with Inmarsat 3s.

End of live:

Ref: #7, #226, #228 - update: 29.12.19
End of Operation:  Dec 2011, Returned active on Dec 2012
No more active end 2019
Cause: