Communications
INMARSAT GX5
OperationalCommunicationsGEONORAD 44801
INMARSAT GX5 is a INMARSAT, Ltd. communications satellite, launched on November 26, 2019 into GEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- November 26, 2019 at 09:23 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Ariane 5 ECA →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- TIBA-1 & Inmarsat-5 F5 (Global Xpress-5)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,796 km
- Periapsis
- 35,777 km
- Inclination
- 0.04°
- Orbital period
- 1436.1 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 14, 2026 at 04:02 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- INMARSAT, Ltd.
- Manufacturer
- Thales Alenia Space
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 4,007 kg
- Design lifetime
- 15 years
- Dimensions
- 5 × 2.5 × 2.5 m
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2019-080B
- NORAD catalog №
- 44801
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
- Isle of Man
- Status
- Operational
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