Inmarsat will use the satellite’s dual-band payload to provide connectivity services to maritime, aviation, and government markets.
Inmarsat’s I-6 F1, the commercial communications satellite, has reached geostationary orbit and begun on-orbit testing.
Carrying both L-band and Ka-band payloads, I-6 F1 will deliver a further enhancement of Inmarsat’s Elera and Global Xpress networks respectively.
The satellite, the size of a London double-decker bus, with a solar…