Status
Success
Inmarsat 3-F3
Launch Time
Wed Dec 18, 1996 01:57 UTC
Wed Dec 18, 1996 01:57 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Inmarsat 3-F3
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,068.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1996
74th orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
26th mission
6th mission of 1996
26th successful mission