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Inmarsat 4 F3

Name: Proton-M Briz-M | Inmarsat 4 F3
Start: 2008-08-18T22:43:00Z
Location: 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Proton-M Briz-M

Launched Mon, Aug 18 · 10:43 PM UTC2008-08-18 22:43 UTC200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

41st

orbital launch attempt in 2008

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

5th

launch this year

200/39 (200L)

4th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

156 d 23 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Inmarsat geostationary communications satellite

Launch Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Government · Russia · Founded 1916 · Director Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy

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.

Launches

193

Successful

178

92%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesProton Rokot

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Proton-M Briz-M

Vehicle history

Height

53m

Diameter

7.4m

To low Earth orbit

21,000kg

Liftoff thrust

10,000kN

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLaunch SuccessfulCommunications

Inmarsat 4 F3

Proton-M Briz-M

Launched Mon, Aug 18 · 10:43 PM UTC2008-08-18 22:43 UTC200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Reached orbit

Follow Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in the app Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center updates

Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

41st

orbital launch attempt in 2008

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

5th

launch this year

200/39 (200L)

4th

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

156 d 23 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Inmarsat geostationary communications satellite

Launch Provider

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Government · Russia · Founded 1916 · Director Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy

Launches

193

Successful

178

92%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesProton Rokot

All Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center launches Website Wikipedia

Proton-M Briz-M

Vehicle history

Height

53m

Diameter

7.4m

To low Earth orbit

21,000kg

Liftoff thrust

10,000kN

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