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INMARSAT 5-F4

NORAD 42698· COSPAR 2017-025A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on May 15, 2017 from Launch Complex 39A, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Full Thrust.
Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Inmarsat-5 F4 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 10:21 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Inmarsat
Country
Inmarsat
Manufacturer
Boeing Satellite Development Center
Launched
May 15, 2017
Mass
6,086 kg
Apogee
35,797 km
Perigee
35,793 km
Inclination
0.02°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for INMARSAT 5-F4 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.0 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35793 × 35797 km
357973580435790May 28Oct 24
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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