Marecs

Inmarsat MARECS series
	The Inmarsat MARECS-A Satellite. Launched 20 December 1981;
Country/ies of origin	United Kingdom (UK)
Operator(s)	Inmarsat (MARECS-B licensed to Nuovo Telespazio)
Type	Navigation Satellite
Status	Decommissioned
Coverage	Global
Constellation size
First launch	20th December 1981
Last launch	10th November 1984
Total launches	3 (1 launch failure - MARECS-B)
Orbital characteristics
Orbital height	geosynchronous orbit
Website	https://www.inmarsat.com/en/index.html

MARECS was a version of the European Space Agency's ECS communications satellite, adapted for maritime communications. It was used by Inmarsat.

MARECS A was launched in 1981 and placed over the Atlantic Ocean. MARECS B was lost due to launch problems in 1982, while MARECS B2 was launched in 1984 and placed over the Pacific Ocean. They were among Europe's first telecommunications satellites. MARECS B2/C was active until 2002.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Tandberg, Erik; Hammerstrøm, Maria (2023-01-23), "Marecs" (in no), Store norske leksikon, https://snl.no/Marecs, retrieved 2023-03-14
↑ "Marecs" (in en). https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2005/01/Marecs/(lang).

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[1] Tandberg, Erik; Hammerstrøm, Maria (2023-01-23), "Marecs" (in no), Store norske leksikon, https://snl.no/Marecs, retrieved 2023-03-14

[2] "Marecs" (in en). https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2005/01/Marecs/(lang).