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INMARSAT III F-2

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1996-053ALaunched 9/6/1996

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Inmarsat 3 F2
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Date: 9/6/1996
Last Contact: 2/22/2019

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 36,046 km
Inclination: 2.67 deg
Dry Mass: 900 kg
Total Mass: 1,130 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: 1996-053A