Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
INMARSAT III F-2
Proton K/DM-2
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, September 6, 1996 · 17:37 UTC
Mission
/01Launched 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.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton K/DM-2
Variant: K/DM-2
Launch Pad
81/23 (81L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.074° N, 62.978° E
71
Pad Launches
1080
Location Launches
40
Agency Launches
57
Orbital This Year