20918 - INMARSAT 2-F1

Inmarsat 2-F1 was a maritime satellite launched using the Delta launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base for the International Maritime Satellite Organization. It was a new-generation mobile communications satellite and was box-shaped, 2.5 m high by 1.5 m long by 1.4 m wide. Solar arrays spanning 15.2 m provided 1,200 W.

Stationed above 64.5 degrees E, it increased transmission capacity over the Indian Ocean area by a factor of six.

Alternate Names

Inter. Maritime Sat-2 F1

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1990-10-30
Launch Vehicle: Delta
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 690.0 kg