First Inmarsat-5 Clears Thermal-Vacuum Test

Credit: Boeing
Boeing satellite engineers continue preparing the first Inmarsat-5 mobile broadband satellite for launch on a Russian Proton before the end of the year, after the spacecraft made it through thermal-vacuum testing without a hitch. The 702HP-based satellite and two more are designed for Inmarsat's...

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