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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
15:32:00
Wednesday December 22, 2021
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Inmarsat-6 F1 is a communications satellite to be operated by the British satellite operator Inmarsat and designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space on the Eurostar 3000EOR platform. Part of the I-6 satellite fleet, it will be Inmarsat's first dual-payload satellite, with capabilities in both L-band and Ka band. The L-band payload will support a wide variety of purposes including very low cost mobile services and IoT applications, while the Ka band payload will augment the Global Xpress constellation.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
5,470 kilograms
45th
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2021
136th
Orbital launch attempt