Atlas V 431 | INMARSAT 4 F1
Status: Success | Launched: Mar 11, 2005 21:42 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Lockheed Martin (Commercial)
- Rocket: Atlas V 431 — Atlas family
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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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T17:00:54.526451+00:00.