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Communications

INMARSAT 3-F2

Backup / standbyCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date: September 6, 1996 at 05:37 PM UTC
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by: Proton K/DM-2 →
Operator: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission: INMARSAT III F-2
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 35,890 km
Periapsis: 35,833 km
Inclination: 9.85°
Orbital period: 1439.94 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1996-053A
NORAD catalog №: 24307
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: Isle of Man
Radar cross-section: 830.0351 m²
Status: Backup / standby