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Atlas V 431 | INMARSAT 4 F1

Atlas V 431 | INMARSAT 4 F1

Status: Success  |  Launched: Mar 11, 2005 21:42 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Mission

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.

  • Type: Communications
  • Orbit: Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO)

Launch Site

  • Pad: Space Launch Complex 41
  • Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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