flown missionSuccess

Atlas V 431 | INMARSAT 4 F1

Lockheed MartinSpace Launch Complex 41 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAMar 11, 2005, 21:42 UTC

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

mission

Name: INMARSAT 4 F1
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO)

Heaviest single payload to geosynchronous transfer orbit to that date. The satellite was to provide L-band mobile communications and wideband data transmission for Inmarsat's global network.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Mar 11, 2005, 21:42 UTC
Window opens: Mar 11, 2005, 21:42 UTC
Window closes: Mar 11, 2005, 21:42 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:42 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Atlas V 431
Family: Atlas
Variant: 431
Provider: Lockheed Martin
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 41
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5834, -80.5830