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Communications

INMARSAT 2-F3

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEONORAD 21814

INMARSAT 2-F3 is a Isle of Man communications satellite, launched on December 16, 1991 into GEO.

Launch

Launch date: December 16, 1991 at 11:19 PM UTC
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by: Ariane 44L →
Operator: Arianespace
Mission: Telecom 2A
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 37,074 km
Periapsis: 36,946 km
Inclination: 14.13°
Orbital period: 1499.03 min

Spacecraft

Operator: Isle of Man
Launch mass: 816.65 kg
Dimensions: 2 × 1.5 × 1.5 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1991-084B
NORAD catalog №: 21814
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: Isle of Man
Radar cross-section: 7.9051 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

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