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Omnispace F2

Omnispace F2 was launched on June 19, 2001 aboard a Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (May 2012).

COSPAR 2001-026ANORAD 26857United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
ICO F2
Common name
Omnispace F2
Payload designation
ICO 2
International designator
2001-026A
NORAD catalog number
26857
GCAT identifier
S26857
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/398

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
ICO
Owner
ICO Holdings
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
HS-601M

Launch

Date
June 19, 2001 · 04:41 UTC
Launch record
2001-026Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
10,103 km
Apogee
10,126 km
Inclination
44.95°
Status
Renamed
Status date
May 2012
Last known active
March 2012
End of operations
March 2012

Size

Mass
2,700 kg
Dry mass
2,300 kg
Length
4.7 m
Diameter
2.30 m
Span
26.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18327690 (CC0).