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Inmarsat-6 F1 
Summary
| Operator | Inmarsat |
|---|---|
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Eurostar 3000EOR |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2021 |
| Rocket | H-IIA 204 |
| Launch site | Tanegashima Yoshinobu 1 |
| Contractor | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
Inmarsat-6 F1 is a communications satellite to be operated by the British satellite operator Inmarsat and designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space on the Eurostar 3000EOR platform. Part of the I-6 satellite fleet, it will be Inmarsat's first dual-payload satellite, with capabilities in both L-band and Ka band. The satellite is scheduled to launch in 2021.[2]
The L-band payload will support a wide variety of purposes including very low cost mobile services and IoT applications, while the Ka band payload will augment the Global Xpress constellation.[3]
References
- ^ "MHI selected by Inmarsat to launch its first Inmarsat-6 satellite" (Press release). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Our satellites". Inmarsat. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
The first [Inmarsat-6 satellite] is scheduled for launch with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) using its H-IIA launch vehicle in 2021.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Inmarsat-6 F1, 2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2018-09-26.