INMARSAT 4 F1
Atlas V 431
Lockheed Martin
Mission
INMARSAT 4 F1
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
- Launch Cost: $130,000,000
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.
Location
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Space Launch Complex 41 has witnessed the launch of 111 rockets, including 111 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 940 rocket launches.
Rocket
United Launch Alliance Atlas V 431
Atlas V with 4m Fairing, 3 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
Agency
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin’s Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM’s in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA’s return to the moon in 2024.
