Sunday, March 18, 2007

Inmarsat 303

 1996-070A


Lockheed Martin Telecommunications built the third Inmarsat III, this time with the usual apogee motor for Atlas launch from Canaveral. Mass was 2071 kg.


Inmarsat III F3 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1996 Dec 18  0157  Launch by Atlas IIA AC-129  CC LC36 
 0159  Atlas booster sep
 0201 Atlas sep 
 0201  Centaur MES-1 
 0207?  Centaur MECO-1  200? x 1045? x 28.5? 
 0222?  Centaur MES-2 
 0223? Centaur MECO-2 
 0229  Centaur sep T+32:02 
1996 Dec 19    646.66 1007 x 35778 x 22.7 
1996 Dec 20  0250? AKM 
1996 Dec 20    1429.48 35450 x 35863 x 2.7 GEO 154.8E+1.6E 
1996 Dec 27    1436.16 35698 x 35877 x 2.7 GEO 158.1E 
1997 Jan 15    1436.25 35694 x 35884 x 2.6 GEO 157.4E 
1997 Jan   mv out 
1997 Feb 1   mv in  1436.07 35768 x 35804 x 2.6 GEO 177.9E 
1999 Oct 15    1436.05 35768 x 35802 x 0.6 GEO 178.1E 
2006 Aug 2    1436.10 35772 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 178.1E 

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