Satellites

Communications

INMARSAT 2-F2

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INMARSAT 2-F2 is a Isle of Man communications satellite, launched on March 8, 1991 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
March 8, 1991 at 11:03 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
INMARSAT II F-2

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,240 km
Periapsis
36,213 km
Inclination
12.79°
Orbital period
1458.63 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Isle of Man
Launch mass
683.85 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-018A
NORAD catalog №
21149
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Isle of Man
Radar cross-section
13.031 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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