Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
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.
Details
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Wed, Apr 3, 1996, 23:01
Weather
Pro