Inmarsat Replacing Inmarsat-3 F4 Satellite With F5

Inmarsat wants to swap out its Inmarsat-3 F4 satellite for its Inmarsat-3 F5 on the FCC's list of Inmarsat satellites approved for U.S. operations in L-band frequencies. In an International Bureau filing Monday, Inmarsat said F5 is relocating from 24.6 degrees east to 54 degrees west, where F4 operates, and is expected to arrive in mid-February. F5 will operate in the same parameters and provide the same services as F4, it said.