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SpaceX - Inmarsat-6 F2 launch

 







SpaceX - Falcon 9 / Inmarsat-6 F2 Mission patch.


Feb 18, 2023

Falcon 9 carrying Inmarsat-6 F2 liftoff

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched the Inmarsat-6 F2 (I-6 F2) satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 18 February 2023, at 03:59 UTC (17 February, at 22:59 EST).

Inmarsat-6 F2 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship,  stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. 

Inmarsat-6 F2 satellite

Falcon 9’s first stage (B1077) previously supported two missions: Crew-5 and GPS III SV06. Inmarsat-6 F2 is the second satellite in Inmarsat’s sixth series of communications satellites.

Related links:

SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/

Inmarsat: https://www.inmarsat.com/en/index.html

Images, Video, Text, Credits: SpaceX/Inmarsat/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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