United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Intelsat-4A 6
Launched
March 31, 1978
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Intelsat-4A 6 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 31, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 713th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 2,081st orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of INTELSAT IVA F6, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 13, 1978, was 35,738 × 35,850 km inclined 0.3°. 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
- 16th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 713th launch9th this yearhumanity's 2,081st orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT IVA F6 · NORAD 10778 · 1978-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 4A-F6
- Object ID
- 1978-035A
- Epoch
- 1978-04-13 00:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00269527 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013286
- Inclination
- 0.31°
- Ascending node
- 271.9321°
- Arg. of perigee
- 110.9193°
- Mean anomaly
- 332.8738°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT IVA F6 · NORAD 10778
Centaur AC-48 · 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
22nd launch from Launch Complex 36B, 2nd this year · 341st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Intelsat-4A 6 launch?
Intelsat-4A 6 launched on March 31, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat-4A 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat-4A 6?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Intelsat-4A 6 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Intelsat-4A 6 reach?
The tracked orbit of INTELSAT IVA F6, one of 2 catalogued objects, from April 13, 1978, was 35,738 × 35,850 km inclined 0.3°.
How many satellites did Intelsat-4A 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).