Second Inmarsat I-6 satellite tv for pc was efficiently launched from Cape Canaveral, February 17, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. [Image: Inmarsat]
Satcom large Inmarsat’s newest I-6 F2 satellite tv for pc was efficiently launched from Cape Canaveral, February 17, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The launch noticed I-6 F2 reaching a prime pace of just about 40,000 km/h because it left Earth above central Africa. The satellite tv for pc will now spend a number of months touring to its geostationary orbit, 36,000 km above the Equator, utilizing its onboard electrical propulsion system. It is scheduled to attach its first prospects in 2024, following rigorous in-orbit technical testing.
I-6 F2 follows its “twin,” I-6 F1, which launched from Japan in late 2021.
Built within the U.Okay. and assembled in Toulouse, France, by Airbus Defence and Space, the Inmarsat I-6 satellites are the most technologically advanced commercial communications satellites ever launched. They are additionally Inmarsat’s first hybrid satellites, that includes each L-band (ELERA) narrowband and Ka.
The new I-6 satellites add additional capabilities to Inmarsat’s ORCHESTRA communications community; a world, multi-dimensional, dynamic mesh community that may redefine connectivity at scale with the very best capability for mobility worldwide.
“I want to extend my profound thanks and appreciation to our dedicated employees and partners who have made this launch a reality. Our I-6 program has been six years in the making. Last week’s launch marked another milestone as we revolutionise global communications at scale,” stated Inmarsat CEO Rajeev Suri. “Of course, this is not the end. Along with the I-6s, we will add five more advanced spacecraft to our fleet by 2025 as part of our fully funded technology roadmap. That will allow us to continue to meet our customers’ needs into the 2030s and beyond, while enabling new technologies for a smarter, more connected Earth.”
