SICRAL 1B
Mission Overview
Sea Launch successfully delivered the SICRAL 1B communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit on April 20, 2009, for Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, based in Rome. Built by Thales Alenia Space, the dual-use Italsat 3000 spacecraft, with a mass of 3,038 kg (6,697 lb), is designed to provide communications services for the Italian Ministry of Defense, NATO and allied nations.
