Inmarsat's I-6 F2 Scheduled for Friday Launch

Inmarsat's I-6 F2 communications satellite is scheduled to launch Friday from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the company said Tuesday. It follows the I-6 F1 satellite, which launched from Japan in late 2021 and is scheduled to connect its first customers later this year, Inmarsat said. It said I-6 F2 is slated to start providing service to customers in 2024. The two will bring a major upgrade in capacity and capabilities to Inmarsat's two global communications networks, it said.