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2005 · Lockheed Martin

INMARSAT 4 F1

successAtlas V 431 | INMARSAT 4 F1

Heaviest single payload to geosynchronous transfer orbit to that date. The satellite was to provide L-band mobile communications and wideband data transmission for Inmarsat's global network.

Overview

Date / time
March 11, 2005 at 09:42 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Mission
INMARSAT 4 F1
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas V 431 →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

INMARSAT 4-F1
GEO