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30 October 1990, 23:16 UTC

INMARSAT II F-1

Delta II 6925Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Drawing of the Delta II 6925 for INMARSAT II F-1

Launched Inmarsat-2 F1, the first of the International Maritime Satellite Organization's second-generation geostationary satellites, from Cape Canaveral to provide maritime and aeronautical mobile communications.

Outcome
Success
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Geostationary orbit
Payload to orbit
1.3 T
Flight
11th
of 13 Delta II 6925 flights
Date and time
30 October 1990, 23:16 UTC
Builder
McDonnell Douglas
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Payload
Communications
International designator
1990-093
Launches in 1990
98th of 121

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