Inmarsat-5 F2

Spacecraft nº:

Inmarsat spacecraft nº: 15

Launch data: Designation  40384 / 15005A Launch date  01 Feb 2015 - 12:31 UT Launch site  Baikonur, LC-200/39 Launch vehicle  Proton-M/Briz-M Mission  Communication Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35283 x 36335 km Eccentricity   Inclination  0.1 ° Period  1437.3 min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• An International Launch Services Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage will deploy the Inmarsat 5 F2 communications satellite for Inmarsat of London.
• INMARSAT 5 F2 was built in El Segundo, California, by Boeing Satellite Systems International, and it carries its own chemical and electric propulsion system to maneuver into a circular orbit 22,300 miles (35,888 km) over the equator in the coming weeks, where Inmarsat will complete testing of the platform and begin using it for commercial service. The satellite is about the size of a London double-decker bus, and it will extend power-generating solar panels to a span of 111 feet (33.8 m).

Mission details:

• Delayed from May 2014 and Jan. 30, 2015.
• The second satellite in the Inmarsat 5 series was launched on Feb 1, 2015 by Proton from Baykonur into a supersynchronous geotransfer orbit. The 6070 kg spacecraft is a Boeing 702HP model with Ka-band mobile broadband capacity for Inmarsat Global.

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