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INMARSAT 2-F1

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
October 30, 1990 at 11:16 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta II 6925 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
INMARSAT II F-1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,221 km
Periapsis
36,145 km
Inclination
13.03°
Orbital period
1456.38 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-093A
NORAD catalog №
20918
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Isle of Man
Radar cross-section
25.1189 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational