INMARSAT 4-F2 (SOUTHPA*)
NORAD 28899· COSPAR 2005-044A· Navigation· GEO
Launch
Launched on Nov 8, 2005 from Launch Platform Odyssey aboard a Zenit 3SL.
Zenit | INMARSAT 4 F2 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 07:56 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Inmarsat
Country
Inmarsat
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Nov 8, 2005
Mass
—
Apogee
35,804 km
Perigee
35,785 km
Inclination
5.20°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for INMARSAT 4-F2 (SOUTHPA*) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
+0.1 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35785 × 35804 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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