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1996 · Lockheed Martin

INMARSAT III F-3

successAtlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-3

Launched in 1996-8, the Inmarsat-3s were built by Lockheed Martin Astro Space (now Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space) of the USA, responsible for the basic spacecraft, and the European Matra Marconi Space (now Astrium), which developed the communications payload.

Overview

Date / time
December 18, 1996 at 01:57 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A
Mission
INMARSAT III F-3
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas IIA →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

INMARSAT 3-F3
GEO