INMARSAT III F-3 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
18 Dec 1996, 1:57am
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
INMARSAT III F-3
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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