Satellite · NORAD 40384 · COSPAR 2015-005A
INMARSAT 5-F2
- Operator Viasat
- Constellation Viasat / Inmarsat fleet
- Country United Kingdom
Altitude now
35,779.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.08km/s
Inclination
0.02°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.0 min
Perigee
35,779km
Apogee
35,788km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:58 UTC (7.6 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 0.045° N
- Longitude
- 55.000° W
- Altitude
- 35779.3 km
- Velocity
- 3.075 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 11:58 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Communications
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 16.6 m²
- Constellation membership derived
- Viasat / Inmarsat fleet via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Viasat
- SATCAT owner code
- IM · Inmarsat
- Country
- United Kingdom GB
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 01 Feb 2015
- COSPAR launch id
- 2015-005
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 2
- BREEZE-M DEB [TANK]40386DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M R/B40385Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | US → GB | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → IM | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 40384
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2015-005A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHAC
- Canonical slug
- inmarsat-5-f2-40384
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.