Operator | Inmarsat |
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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]
The first [Inmarsat-6 satellite] is scheduled for launch with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) using its H-IIA launch vehicle in 2021.