24307 - INMARSAT 3-F2

Inmarsat 3-F2 was the second in a series of five third generation satellites. Launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Proton rocket, it is currently in service over the Atlantic Ocean. It used the latest spot-beam technology and higher power to supply voice and data communications services worldwide to mobile terminals as small as pocket-size messaging units on ships, aricraft and vehicles.

Each INMARSAT-3 also carried a navigation transponder designed to enhance the accuracy, availability and integrity of the GPS and Glonass satellite navigation systems.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1996-09-06
Launch Vehicle: Proton
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan