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Inmarsat-4 F3 is a communications satellite operated by the British satellite operator Inmarsat. It was launched into a geosynchronous orbit at 22:43 GMT on 18 August 2008 by a Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced carrier rocket. It is currently located at 97.65° West longitude providing coverage of the Americas. It entered service on 7 January 2009.Like the earlier Inmarsat-4 F1 and F2 satellites Inmarsat-4 F3 was constructed by EADS Astrium using a Eurostar E3000 bus.