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Inmarsat 2-F1

Inmarsat 2-F1 was launched on October 30, 1990 aboard a Delta 6925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Apr 15, 1999).

COSPAR 1990-093ANORAD 20918INMARSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT
INMARSAT II F-1
Common name
Inmarsat 2-F1
International designator
1990-093A
NORAD catalog number
20918
GCAT identifier
S20918

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Inmarsat 2
Owner
INMARSAT
Country
INMARSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder
British Aerospace
Platform (bus)
Eurostar 1000

Launch

Date
October 30, 1990 · 23:16 UTC
Launch record
1990-093Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,701 km
Apogee
35,869 km
Inclination
2.41°
Status
Renamed
Status date
April 15, 1999
Last known active
Apr 19, 2013
End of operations
Apr 19, 2013

Size

Mass
1,310 kg
Dry mass
624 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
14.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18327664 (CC0).