INMARSAT

NORAD 28628 · COSPAR 2005-009A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #7905 @ 35772 x 35802 km x 5.3632 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-02 01:51 UTC Â· 43.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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INMARSAT 4-F1
1 28628U 05009A 26306.07764562 .00000027 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 28628 5.3632 42.7722 0003557 192.1245 12.5400 1.00271305079057

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 11th 2005

Spacecraft age

21 years, 7 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

INMARSAT, Ltd.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

EADS Astrium

Launch mass

5,959 kg

Power

13,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

5.3632Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35772 km

Apogee

35802 km

Eccentricity

0.0003557

RAAN

42.7722Â°

Arg of Perigee

192.1245Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271305 rev/d