flown missionSuccess

Atlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-3

Lockheed MartinLaunch Complex 36A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USADec 18, 1996, 01:57 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: INMARSAT III F-3
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 18, 1996, 01:57 UTC
Window opens: Dec 18, 1996, 01:57 UTC
Window closes: Dec 18, 1996, 01:57 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:40 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Atlas IIA
Family: Atlas
Variant: IIA
Provider: Lockheed Martin
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 36A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4706, -80.5422