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Communications

INMARSAT 3-F1

Backup / standbyCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date: April 3, 1996 at 11:01 PM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Atlas IIA →
Operator: Lockheed Martin
Mission: INMARSAT III F-1
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 35,884 km
Periapsis: 35,853 km
Inclination: 10.59°
Orbital period: 1440.3 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1996-020A
NORAD catalog №: 23839
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: Isle of Man
Radar cross-section: 1.1784 m²
Status: Backup / standby