H-IIA 204 | Inmarsat-6 F1

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is launching a communications satellite to Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) for Inmarsat, the leading satellite communications company. This satellite, I-6 F1, is the first of two in the I-6 series of satellites, and is different from previous satellites operated by Inmarsat. This satellite will operate in both the L-band and Ka-band.