MARECS

Short description: Version of European Space Agency communication satellite

Inmarsat MARECS seriesCountry/ies of origin| United Kingdom (UK)

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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. It was deactivated in August 1996.

MARECS B was lost due to launch problems in 1982, while MARECS B2 (also known as MARECS C) was launched in 1984 and placed over the Pacific Ocean. MARECS B2/C was active until 2002.[1][2]

They were among Europe's first telecommunications satellites.

## References

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).

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