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INMARSAT III F-4

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1997-027ALaunched 6/3/1997

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Inmarsat 3/Insat 2D
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L 44L-3
Launch Date: 6/3/1997
Last Contact: 5/9/2016

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 36,027 km
Inclination: 0.26 deg
Dry Mass: 813 kg
Total Mass: 1,999 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: 1997-027A