Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
Orbits are real (live SGP4) — press play to sweep the deployed group forward along their planes. Ascent path is a representation; true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
Direct-GEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Wed, 03 Apr 1996 23:01:01 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4062 ever
Mission
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.
Deployed payloads · 1