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Inmarsat

Inmarsat

16 January 1989

Ocean travel is as old as recorded history. Today, thanks to the International Maritime Satellite Organization, or INMARSAT the classic sea voyage has been brought into the Space Age. INMARSAT operates a system of satellites to provide communications from ships at sea to shore.

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News & Features / Features / UN in Action
Subject Topical
COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSPORT
MARITIME TRANSPORT
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATION SATELLITES
MAMS Id
UNA0063
Parent Id
UNA0063

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Ocean travel is as old as recorded history. Today, thanks to the International Maritime Satellite Organization, or INMARSAT the classic sea voyage has been brought into the Space Age. INMARSAT operates a system of satellites to provide communications from ships at sea to shore.

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