United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Intelsat-4A 1
Launched
September 26, 1975
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Intelsat-4A 1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 26, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 647th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 1,746th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 647th launch18th this yearhumanity's 1,746th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT IVA F1 · NORAD 8330
Centaur D-1AR AC-36 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
17th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 300th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
308 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Intelsat-4A 1 launch?
Intelsat-4A 1 launched on September 26, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat-4A 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat-4A 1?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Intelsat-4A 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Intelsat-4A 1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Intelsat-4A 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).