Jane Edwards
Inmarsat will launch the third satellite of its Global Xpress satellite communications constellation at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur Cosmodrome on Aug. 28.
International Launch Services will use a Proton launch vehicle to roll out the Boeing-built Inmarsat-5 F3 satellite, Inmarsat said Monday.
The I-5 F3Â satellite is designed to provide mobile broadband services across the Pacific Ocean region.
Rupert Pearce, CEO of Inmarsat, said the Global Xpress platform will work to “support value-added services and solutions for our government and enterprise customers on land, at sea and in the air.â€
Inmarsat said it expects to begin offering commercial GX communications services worldwide by year-end once it launches the third satellite.
