Inmarsat-6 F2 at 28° W
also known as Inmarsat GX 6B, I6-F2, GX6B
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 28° WChannel line-up at 28° W | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 55683
- COSPAR number
- 2023-022A
- Operator
- Inmarsat plc
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Model
- Eurostar-3000EOR
- Launch
- 18 Feb 2023 from Cape Canaveral SFS on Falcon 9 Block 5
- Launch mass
- 5470 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15+ years
- Beacon
- 4198.35, 4198.85
- Orbit
- GEO
About Inmarsat-6 F2
Hybrid L-band and Ka-band payloads. 20 Ka-band spot beams that can be directed to deliver additional capacity in key demand and growth areas. The L-band beams are widely reconfigurable with up to 199 individual small beams over the Earth’s surface, a fewer number of larger beams, and a global beam. During gradually rising its orbit, the satellite suffered a power subsystem failure. The satellite is currently in a 48126 km × 23061 km orbit since then. The company has filed an insurance claim indicating a loss of the satellite.