1996-020A
The Inmarsat III series carried L-band maritime communications payloads built by Matra Marconi Space UK. Mass of the satellite was 2068 kg launch, 1100 kg BOL, 860 kg dry. It replaced Inmarsat II F-1 as the IOR satellite at 64E.
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| Inmarsat III G1 |
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| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
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| 1996 Apr 3 | 2301:01 | Launch by Atlas IIA (AC-122) | CC LC36A |
| | 2303 | BECO |
| | 2303 | Booster sep |
| | 2304 | Fairing sep |
| | 2305 | SECO |
| | 2305 | Atlas sep |
| | 2306 | Centaur MES1 |
| | 2311 | Centaur MECO-1 |
| | 2323? | Centaur MES2 |
| | 2325? | Centaur MECO2 |
| | | Centaur sep |
| 1996 Apr 3 | | | 642.95 1019 x 35577 x 21.9 |
| 1996 Apr 5 | | | 642.95 1020 x 35575 x 21.8 |
| 1996 Apr 6 | 1024? | AKM burn |
| 1996 Apr 8 | | | 1414.5 35174 x 35549 x 2.7 |
| 1996 Apr 14 | | | 1436.01 35758 x 35811 x 2.7 GEO 27.6E |
| 1996 Apr 25 | | | 1435.96 35761 x 35806 x 2.6 GEO 27.8E |
| 1996 Apr 29 | | mv out |
| 1996 May 3 | | | 1424.52 35546 x 35573 x 2.6 GEO 51.0E+3E |
| 1996 May 12 | | | 1436.11 35780 x 35793 x 2.6 GEO 63.9E |
| 1996 Sep 25 | | | 1436.04 35767 x 35803 x 2.4 GEO 64.1E |
| 1999 Oct 17 | | | 1436.09 35769 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 63.9E |
| 2006 Aug 3 | | | 1436.06 35766 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 63.7E |
| 2010 Dec 26 | | | 1436.10 35764 x 35809 x 0.1 GEO 64.5E |
| 2013 Jul 30 | | | 1436.09 35763 x 35809 x 1.2 GEO 64.4E |