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2: Ride Into Orbit
The second
Inmarsat-4 (I-4)
satellite has a more direct
route into geostationary orbit
than its twin (the F1) launched
in March 2005. A
ground station
in British Columbia acquires the first signal from the I-4
- two hrs
after launch.
The I-4 spends
about two days in the first
transfer orbit as initial position
fixing takes place. With
testing complete in about four weeks, its
manoeuvred to its final location above northern Brazil, bringing
broadband to the Americas.
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$2,495.00
