Alphasat I-XL at 25° E
also known as Inmarsat XL, Inmarsat-4AF4
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 25° EChannel line-up at 25° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 39215
- COSPAR number
- 2013-038A
- Operator
- Inmarsat plc
- Manufacturer
- EADS Astrium/Thales Alenia Space
- Model
- Alphabus
- Launch
- 25 Jul 2013 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 6650 kg
- Dry mass
- 3370 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 3949.0 LHCP 3951.0 RHCP, 19701
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- L-band Consolidated beam (L band) View footprint
About Alphasat I-XL
The Alphasat mission definition is based around two main service types: BGAN directional (as currently provided by Inmarsat iv) BGAN omni-directional (including handheld services) covering Europe, Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia. Wide spot beams & ~228 narrow spot beams.