INMARSAT 5-F1

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INMARSAT 5-F1 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 39476

Int'l Code: 2013-073A

Perigee: 35,793.3 km

Apogee: 35,794.6 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: December 8, 2013
Source: International Mobile Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) (IM)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

INMARSAT 5-F1 is one of the $1.6 billion next-generation Inmarsat fleet satellites aimed to boost connectivity speeds for users on-the-move in airplanes, on boats and on land. With 89 fixed and steerable Ka-band beams, the Global Xpress satellites represent new territory for Inmarsat, which used a different radio band on earlier satellites. Switching from L-band to Ka-band improves downlink communications speeds to 50 megabits per second, with up to 5 megabits per second on the uplink side. And users can link up with the Global Xpress satellites with smaller terminals. INMARSAT 5-F1 will take up operations at 63 degrees east longitude covering the Indian Ocean region.

1 39476U 13073A   24259.19042567  .00000022  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 39476   0.0183 128.0103 0000163  62.0542 295.7623  1.00271010 39511

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC