INMARSAT III F-2
Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
INMARSAT III F-2
Type: Communications
Launched in 1996-8, the Inmarsat-3s were built by Lockheed Martin Astro Space (now Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space) of the USA, responsible for the basic spacecraft, and the European Matra Marconi Space (now Astrium), which developed the communications payload.
Location
81/23 (81L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1536 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Rocket
Proton K/DM-2 – Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Family: Proton / UR-500
The Proton K/DM-2 was manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center with the first launch on . Proton K/DM-2 has 103 successful launches and 7 failed launches with a total of 110 launches.
Agency
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Type: Government
Abbreviation: KhSC
Administration: Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
Founded: 1916
Launchers: Proton | Rokot
Country: RUS
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.
