United States Air ForceThor Delta MSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT III F-1
Launched
September 19, 1968
Image: NASA
Summary
INTELSAT III F-1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta M from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 19, 1968. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 462nd launch, 29th this year and humanity's 877th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Thor Delta M flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta M · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Thor Delta M flightUnited States Air Force's 462nd launch29th this yearhumanity's 877th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
36th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 1st this year · 221st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
560 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT III F-1 launch?
INTELSAT III F-1 launched on September 19, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT III F-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT III F-1?
Thor Delta M, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta M spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT III F-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT III F-1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.