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See the previous post from March 12, 2005, Inmarsat 4-F1 (6 tons, 3G mobile data service, up to 432kbit/s) in orbit.

That bird launched from Cape Canaveral. Today's will be from a former oil drilling rig, towed from California to near Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean, by a Russian Zenit-3SL.

Inmarsat home page.

Live web cam of the launch vehicle.



Launch window opens for 29 minutes beginning at 9:07 a.m. EST.