Satellites

Communications

INMARSAT 4-F3

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INMARSAT 4-F3 is a INMARSAT, Ltd. communications satellite, launched on August 18, 2008 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
August 18, 2008 at 10:43 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Inmarsat 4 F3

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,799 km
Periapsis
35,775 km
Inclination
4.29°
Orbital period
1436.1 min

Spacecraft

Operator
INMARSAT, Ltd.
Manufacturer
EADS Astrium
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
5,958 kg
Power
13,000 W
Design lifetime
15 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-039A
NORAD catalog №
33278
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Isle of Man
Radar cross-section
12.6191 m²
Status
Operational

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