Atlas IIA
SuccessINMARSAT III F-3 · Lockheed Martin
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Dec 18, 1996, 01:57 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Dec 18, 1996, 01:57 UTC – Wednesday, Dec 18, 1996, 01:57 UTC
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
INMARSAT III F-3
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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.
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