Furuno Felcom 82, Operator'S Manual

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1. INMARSAT-B SYSTEM
1-2
1.3 Service Area
The Inmarsat system divides the world into four regions and each region is
covered by its own satellite. The regions are Atlantic Ocean Region-East (AOR-
E), Atlantic Ocean Region West (AOR-W), Pacific Ocean Region (POR), and
Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The reason for two regions in the Atlantic Ocean is
to solve the coverage gap problem there.
Inmarsat satellite data
Region Satellite Satellite position
AOR-West Inmarsat-3, F4 54.0
°
W
AOR-East Inmarsat-3, F2 15.5
°
W
IOR Inmarsat-3, F1 64.0
°
E
POR Inmarsat-3, F3 178.0
°
E
Coverage area