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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
21:42:00
Friday March 11, 2005
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Inmarsat-4 F1 is a communications I-4 satellite operated by the British satellite operator Inmarsat. It was launched into a geosynchronous orbit at 21:42 GMT on 11 March 2005 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. It is currently located at 143.5 degrees East.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
5,959 kilograms
Manufacturer
ULAPrice
$130.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.81m
Height: 59.1m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 15,260 kg
GTO: 7,700 kg
Liftoff Thrust
8,815 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.2m
Height: 13.8m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
3
5th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2005
9th
Orbital launch attempt