United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Intelsat-4A 3
Launched
January 7, 1978
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Intelsat-4A 3 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 7, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 705th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,047th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 1st 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
- 14th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 705th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,047th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT IVA F3 · NORAD 10557
Centaur AC-46 · 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
21st launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 337th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
147 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Intelsat-4A 3 launch?
Intelsat-4A 3 launched on January 7, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat-4A 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat-4A 3?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Intelsat-4A 3 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Intelsat-4A 3 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Intelsat-4A 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).