21149 - INMARSAT 2-F2

Inmarsat 2-F2 was a maritime satellite launched using a Delta launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base for the International Maritime Satellite Organization. It operated a total of four INMARSAT-2 satellites. Launched between 1990-92, they each had a capacity equivalent to about 250 INMARSAT-A voice circuits.

The INMARSAT-2s were three-axis-stabilized spacecraft based on the Matra/B Ae Eurostar platform. With a ten-year design life, each satellite has a 1,300 kg launch mass, reducing to an initial 800 kg in orbit. Initial power rating was 1,200 W.

Alternate Names

INMARSAT 2

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1991-03-08
Launch Vehicle: Delta
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Mass: 800.0 kg