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Inmarsat-5 F3

Inmarsat communications satellite. Inmarsat-5 F3 was launched on August 28, 2015 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-042ANORAD 40882United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
Inmarsat 5F3
Common name
Inmarsat-5 F3
International designator
2015-042A
NORAD catalog number
40882
GCAT identifier
S40882
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/754

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Inmarsat 5
Owner
INMARSAT-Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
BSS-702HP

Launch

Date
August 28, 2015 · 11:44 UTC
Launch record
2015-042Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
VHEO
Perigee
31,691 km
Apogee
64,802 km
Inclination
1.26°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass
6,070 kg
Dry mass
3,700 kg
Length
7.0 m
Diameter
3.20 m
Span
33.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18465501 (CC0).