INMARSAT III F-2 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

6 Sep 1996, 5:37pm

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch Site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Pad

81/23 (81L)

Launch Service Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center logo

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Vehicle

Proton K/DM-2 image

Proton K/DM-2

Mission

INMARSAT III F-2

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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