{"id":55605,"date":"2022-04-07T18:20:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T10:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/inmarsats-second-i-6-satellite-enters-thermal-vacuum-testing\/"},"modified":"2022-04-07T18:20:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T10:20:27","slug":"inmarsats-second-i-6-satellite-enters-thermal-vacuum-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/inmarsats-second-i-6-satellite-enters-thermal-vacuum-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Inmarsat\u2019s Second I-6 Satellite Enters Thermal Vacuum Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345788\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-345788 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/I-6-F2-enters-thermal-vacuum-test-credit-Inmarsat-and-Airbus-Defence-and-Space-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/I-6-F2-enters-thermal-vacuum-test-credit-Inmarsat-and-Airbus-Defence-and-Space-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/I-6-F2-enters-thermal-vacuum-test-credit-Inmarsat-and-Airbus-Defence-and-Space-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/I-6-F2-enters-thermal-vacuum-test-credit-Inmarsat-and-Airbus-Defence-and-Space-1-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/I-6-F2-enters-thermal-vacuum-test-credit-Inmarsat-and-Airbus-Defence-and-Space-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/I-6-F2-enters-thermal-vacuum-test-credit-Inmarsat-and-Airbus-Defence-and-Space-1.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inmarsat\u2019s latest geostationary satellite I-6 F2 makes its way towards thermal vacuum testing. (Credit: Inmarsat \/ Airbus Defense and Space.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>United Kingdom operator <strong>Inmarsat<\/strong> confirmed Thursday that its second I-6 series satellite \u2014 I-6 F2 \u2014 has begun the months-long thermal vacuum testing process.<\/p>\n<p>The satellite, manufactured by <strong>Airbus Defense and Space<\/strong> in Stevenage and Portsmouth, U.K., is about the size of a double-decker bus with a wingspan larger than a commercial airplane. Thermal vacuum testing will ensure that the satellite can operate in the harsh conditions of space.<\/p>\n<p>Inmarsat plans to launch I-6 F2 in the first quarter of 2023. The satellite will ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from from Cape Canaveral, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Inmarsat\u2019s I-6 system incorporates increased capacity and new technology that will play a crucial role in building its planned dynamic mesh network ORCHESTRA. It will also provide L-band services, delivering an enhanced platform for customers looking to embrace next-wave technologies such as the Industrial Internet of Things.<\/p>\n<p>The operator\u2019s first I-6 satellite, I-6 F1, was launched by <strong>Mitsubishi Heavy Industries<\/strong> (MHI) launched in December.<\/p>\n<p>A total of seven I-6 satellites are planned for Inmarsat by 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inmarsat\u2019s latest geostationary satellite I-6 F2 makes its way towards thermal vacuum testing. (Credit: Inmarsat \/ Airbus Defense and Space.) United Kingdom operator Inmarsat confirmed Thursday that its second I-6 series satellite \u2014 I-6 F2 \u2014 has begun the months-long thermal vacuum testing process. The satellite, manufactured by Airbus Defense and Space in Stevenage and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55606,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55605"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}