I-6 F1, Inmarsat’s most innovative business interactions satellite, has actually gotten to geostationary orbit and also started on-orbit screening, Carrying both L-band and also Ka- band hauls, I-6 F1 will certainly supply a more improvement of Inmarsat’s ELERA and also Global Xpress networks specifically.
The satellite, the dimension of a London double-decker bus, with a solar range ‘wingspan’ bigger than a Boeing 767, was introduced by MHI in Japan in December 2021. Since its launch, it has actually been relocating in the direction of geostationary orbit (GEO) around 36,000 kilometres (~ 22,500 miles) over the Earth through its all-electric propulsion system. It has actually currently reached its examination area over the Atlantic and also has actually started a detailed and also substantial screening program prior to relocating and also going into solution over the Eastern Indian Ocean in very early 2023. Ground terminals at Perth and also Merredin in Western Australia will certainly sustain I-6 F1 solution.
The satellite will certainly quickly be complied with by its ‘identical twin’, I-6 F2, which has actually simply finished screening atAirbus Defence and also Space centers in Toulouse,France It is because of be introduced in Q1 2023 by Space X.
“The I-6 satellites will certainly expand Inmarsat’s worldwide management in L-band solutions with ELERA to the 2040s, along with boost more our Global Xpress Ka- band network capability in arising hotspots,” said Peter Hadinger, CTO, Inmarsat. “Offering higher data transfer and also protection, sustaining higher rates and also a higher profile of cutting-edge connection, Inmarsat’s I-6s likewise considerably raise the reliable capability of the ELERA network readily available to our clients. Having double the beam of lights, 50% even more range per light beam and also increase the power of the I-4s, the I-6s’ sophisticated cpus match consumer need as and also where it is required in real-time.”
The I-6 satellites are backward-compatible with existing terminals.
