 8.15.08 TUNE IN LIVE - Inmarsat’s I4 Satellite Launch - Mon., Aug. 18, ‘08 – EDT 6:43pm This much anticipated launch of the I4 F3 satellite will enable Inmarsat to offer truly Global* Wireless Broadband Airtime Service, with complete service in place prior to the end of 2008. View the launch on your computer at: - www.ilslaunch.com - Or streaming video at: http://www.inmarsat.com/About/I-4_launch/Video.aspx?language=EN&textonly=False Launch details www.inmarsat.com: “The Final Countdown… Launch of the Third I-4 Spacecraft Mobile broadband coverage of the world will move a step closer with the forthcoming launch of the third and final Inmarsat-4 (I-4) satellite. The launch is now scheduled for 22:43UTC/GMT 18 August (6:43pm EDT) on board a Proton M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The new date was announced following a short delay caused by a fault discovered during testing of the Proton. Geostationary Orbit The Proton Breeze M will carry the Inmarsat-4 F3 into geostationary orbit at 35,786km (22,240 miles). Once tested and operational, the I-4 F3 will be provide satellite phone and mobile broadband services to North and South America at 98 degrees west. And together with its two sister satellites, already in orbit, the completed constellation will deliver full and seamless global coverage for our entire range of broadband mobile satellite services.” Mackay Communications offers Inmarsat airtime packages and the complete line of portable remote wireless BGAN terminals to serve terrestrial users and FleetBroadband maritime equipment. Contact us at 1-919-850-3100, 1-877-4 MACKAY or satserv@mackaycomm.com * Global Service, with the exception of the immediate north and southern polar region. |
