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1996 · Lockheed Martin

INMARSAT III F-1

successAtlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-1

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
April 3, 1996 at 11:01 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A
Mission
INMARSAT III F-1
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas IIA →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

INMARSAT 3-F1
GEO