Geostationary
INMARSAT 4-F2
Mobile Broadband (BGAN) · Inmarsat
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The second Inmarsat-4 broadband satellite, extending global BGAN coverage to all oceanic and continental regions. Inmarsat-4 satellites revolutionized how remote locations connect to the world — BGAN terminals became standard equipment for NGOs in disaster zones, oil exploration crews in the Arctic, and navy vessels requiring independent broadband. The satellite phone era was over; the satellite internet era had begun.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,235–22,248 mi (35,784–35,805 km)
- Inclination
- 5.2°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 28899
- Int’l designator
- 2005-044A
- Launched
- 2005
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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