INMARSAT 5-F1

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INMARSAT 5-F1 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 39476

Int'l Code: 2013-073A

Perigee: 35,791.4 km

Apogee: 35,796.4 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   24118.63809844  .00000040  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 39476   0.0166 258.1405 0000592 187.7025  62.5669  1.00271207 38101

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC