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Dec 22, 2021
H-IIA Launch Vehicle carrying Inmarsat-6 F1 liftoff
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’s H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 45 (H-IIA F45) launched the Inmarsat-6 F1 satellite from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex, at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, on 22 December 2021, at 15:32 UTC (23 December, at 00:32 JST).
Inmarsat-6 F1 launch
Inmarsat-6 F1 is the first satellite in Inmarsat’s sixth series of communications satellites.
What does cutting-edge space technology, next-generation innovation and a dual ELERA and Global Xpress payload mean for our global mobility, government and IoT customers?
I-6 F1 - the first of two Inmarsat-6 (I-6) satellites - launched from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on 22 December 2021 onboard its H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 45 (HIIA F45).
Inmarsat-6 F1 satellite
The I-6 satellites are not only the most technologically advanced and largest commercial communications satellites ever launched, they are also Inmarsat’s first hybrid satellites, featuring both L-band (ELERA) and Ka-band (Global Xpress) communications payloads.
Related links:
Inmarsat: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/index.html
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI): https://www.mhi.com/
Image, Video, Text, Credits: Inmarsat/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/SciNews/Gunter's Space Page/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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