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Atlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-1

April 3, 1996 at 11:01 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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April 3, 1996 at 11:01 PM UTC

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Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4706, -80.5422

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Atlas IIA
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

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.

Vehicle

Atlas IIA

Atlas · IIA

Height

47.54 m

Diameter

3.04 m

LEO capacity

6,580 kg

Successful launches

23

Launch complex

Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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