Aircraft and shipping were hit by problems with Inmarsat’s I-4 F1 satellite on April 17th.

The satellite covers the Asia-Pacific region and is located at 143.5 degrees East and in particular covering the Australia and New Zealand regions. The problem is a “full […] extended outage” of services according to Inmarsat.

The satellite, built by EADS/Astrium, was launched in 2005 on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Inmarsat said in an update: “Inmarsat is working with their engineers to have service restored as soon as possible,” but cautioned: “Due to the nature of the problem and the complexity of the recovery procedure, Inmarsat expects this to be an extended outage.”

Inmarsat said the recovery could take 10-12 hours.

Other posts by :

1. Amazon Leo satellites en route to French Guiana
2. Deutsche Bank reveals targets for AST SpaceMobile
3. AST SpaceMobile boss outlines benefits
4. Report: LEO build-out accelerates
5. Germany outlines space commitment
6. Analysis: Impact of AT&T on US telcos and cable
7. Bezos rocket production boosted
8. Musk delays Moon landing until 2027
9. Hughes Satellite facing cash crunch

Categories: Articles, Satellite

Tags: Inmarsat, satellite