Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
03:59:00
Saturday February 18, 2023
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Inmarsat I-6 F2 is a geostationary communications satellite built by Airbus. F2 will carry a large 9m aperture L-band antenna and nine multibeam Ka-band antennas, and feature a high level of flexibility and connectivity. A new generation modular digital processor will provide full routing flexibility over up to 8000 channels and dynamic power allocation to over 200 spot beams in L-band. Ka-band spot beams will be steerable over the full Earth disk, with flexible channel to beam allocation.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
5,470 kilograms
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$69.75 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,800 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
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Mission
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Mission of 2023
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Mission
12th
Mission of 2023
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Orbital launch attempt