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INMARSAT III F-1

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1996-020ALaunched 4/3/1996

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Inmarsat 3F1
Launch Vehicle: Atlas IIA
Launch Date: 4/3/1996
Last Contact: 2/22/2020

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,559.5 km
Inclination: 2.64 deg
Dry Mass: 792 kg
Total Mass: 2,068 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Viasat
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Constellation

Name: Inmarsat GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 7

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1996-020A