Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GSTO
Heaviest single payload to geosynchronous transfer orbit to that date. The satellite was to provide L-band mobile communications and wideband data transmission for Inmarsat's global network.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| INMARSAT 4-F1 2005-009A | Payload | 35773 × 35800 km · 5.3° | Globe |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2005-009B | Rocket body | re-entered 2014-07-01 |
COSPAR ID 2005-009. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).