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Inmarsat 2-F2

Inmarsat 2-F2 was launched on March 8, 1991 aboard a Delta 6925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Apr 15, 1999).

COSPAR 1991-018ANORAD 21149INMARSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT
INMARSAT II F-2
Common name
Inmarsat 2-F2
International designator
1991-018A
NORAD catalog number
21149
GCAT identifier
S21149

Mission

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

Launch

Date
March 8, 1991 · 23:03 UTC
Launch record
1991-018Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,766 km
Apogee
35,811 km
Inclination
2.64°
Status
Renamed
Status date
April 15, 1999
Last known active
November 2014
End of operations
Dec 14, 2014

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 Q18327663 (CC0).