Sea Launch and Inmarsat sign launch agreement.(Business)(satellite launch)(Brief Article)

Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter, March, 2004

Sea Launch Company, LLC, and Inmarsat Ltd, the Total Communications Network, announce the signing of a launch services agreement under which Sea Launch will be the contractor for the launch of the second Inmarsat I-4 satellite, presently planned for 2005. The agreement, signed on December 16, 2003, includes an option for an additional launch at a later date and for Sea Launch to be the backup on the first Inmarsat I-4 launch, currently planned for late 2004.

The 5900 kg (13,000 lb) Inmarsat I-4 satellite is a Eurostar 3000 design built by EADS Astrium and, when launched, will be the largest commercial satellite. The Inmarsat 4 series of spacecraft, Inmarsat's fourth generation of satellites, are designed to support the new Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN),...

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