United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Intelsat-4A 5
Launched
September 30, 1977
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Intelsat-4A 5 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 30, 1977. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 698th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 2,017th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO).
- 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
- 13th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 698th launch18th this yearhumanity's 2,017th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21st launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 332nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
126 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Intelsat-4A 5 launch?
Intelsat-4A 5 launched on September 30, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat-4A 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat-4A 5?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Intelsat-4A 5 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Intelsat-4A 5 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.