March 11, 2005 9:42 pm
INMARSAT 4 F1
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Atlas V 431
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open
21:42 UTC
Window Close
21:42 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 11, 2005 · 21:42 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Target Orbit
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Lockheed Martin
Payload
INMARSAT 4 F1
Rocket
Atlas V 431
Destination
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Lockheed Martin
Space Launch Complex 41
Launch Overview
Window Open
21:42 UTC
Window Close
21:42 UTC
Lift Off
Mar 11, 2005 · 21:42 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Target Orbit
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Lockheed Martin
Payload
INMARSAT 4 F1
Rocket
Atlas V 431
Destination
Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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