INMARSAT III F-2
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Proton K/DM-2
Profile →Proton-M Blok DM-03 is a four stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. It is a Proton-M with an added DM-03 Fourth stage.
Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Profile →RUS • Founded 1916
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket fami...
Mission Brief
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 Timeline
14 / 14100%Launch Site
81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
