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Inmarsat-4A F4
Geostationary communications satellite. Inmarsat-4A F4 was launched on July 25, 2013 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2013-038ANORAD 39215United Kingdom
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Inmarsat 4A F4
- Common name
- Inmarsat-4A F4
- Payload designation
- Alphasat
- Other names
- I-XL,I-4A F4
- International designator
- 2013-038A
- NORAD catalog number
- 39215
- GCAT identifier
- S39215
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/690
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Civil government / Commercial
- Program
- Inmarsat 4
- Owner
- INMARSAT-Ltd
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Builder
- Astrium (F) Toulouse
- Platform (bus)
- AlphaBus
Launch
- Date
- July 25, 2013 · 19:54 UTC
- Launch record
- 2013-038Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 5ECA
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/D
- Perigee
- 35,703 km
- Apogee
- 35,806 km
- Inclination
- 0.02°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 11, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 6,650 kg
- Dry mass
- 3,500 kg
- Length
- 7.1 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 40.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1028735 (CC0).