Inmarsat-6 F2

Inmarsat-6 F2 will be the ninth Eurostar spacecraft in orbit that is equipped with electric propulsion for orbit raising.

Inmarsat-6 F1 and Inmarsat-6 F2 carry modular digital processors that provide full routing flexibility over up to 8,000 channels and dynamic power allocation to over 200 spot beams in L-band per spacecraft.

Inmarsat-6 F2 will use onboard electric propulsion to reach its geostationary orbit slot over the Atlantic Ocean over the next several months.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying Inmarsat-6 F2 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on 2023-02-17 with liftoff at 10:59 p.m. Eastern.

Both Inmarsat-6 F1 and Inmarsat-6 F2 were built by Airbus and are equipped with a hybrid Ka-band and L-band payload.

Inmarsat-6 F2 launched on 2023-02-17 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Inmarsat-6 F1 launched in December 2021 and Inmarsat-6 F1 and F2 together effectively double Inmarsat’s usable L-band capacity.

Viasat has $348,000,000 of insurance in place for Inmarsat-6 F2 and plans to finalize its insurance claim before the end of the year.

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) confirmed that its Inmarsat-6 F2 (I6 F2) satellite was launched on 2023-02-18.

Viasat Inc.'s Inmarsat-6 F2 (I6 F2) satellite was launched on 2023-02-18.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Inmarsat-6 F2 in February and placed it into a geostationary transfer orbit.

Inmarsat-6 F2 was designed to use its electric propulsion system to reach its final geostationary orbit over the Atlantic.

In August 2023 the Inmarsat-6 F2 satellite experienced a power subsystem problem that raised questions about its ability to operate.

Viasat is grappling with severe issues on two recently launched geostationary satellites, ViaSat-3 Americas and Inmarsat-6 F2.

The Inmarsat-6 (I-6) F2 spacecraft encountered a power subsystem problem while raising orbit after its February launch and will result in a total loss that was insured for $349,000,000.

Viasat recorded a $1,100,000,000 net loss primarily due to $905,000,000 of net write-down charges tied to the failures of ViaSat-3 F1 and Inmarsat-6 F2 and the canceled ViaSat-4 program.

Viasat has received 55% of ViaSat-3 F1’s $421,000,000 insured value and 100% of its $348,000,000 insurance claim for Inmarsat-6 F2.