Proton | INMARSAT III F-2

Name: Proton | INMARSAT III F-2
Start: 1996-09-06T17:37:39Z
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: September 6, 1996 at 05:37 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Proton
Operator: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission type: Communications