United States Air ForceThor Delta MSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT III F-4
Launched
May 22, 1969
Image: NASA
Summary
INTELSAT III F-4 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta M from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 22, 1969. It was United States Air Force's 491st launch, 17th this year and humanity's 971st orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Thor Delta M flight and the 2nd 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
- Thor Delta M · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Thor Delta M flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 491st launch17th this yearhumanity's 971st orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- INTELSAT III F-4 · NORAD 3947
Delta 68 Stage 3 · re-entered March 7, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
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
39th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 235th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
105 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT III F-4 launch?
INTELSAT III F-4 launched on May 22, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT III F-4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT III F-4?
Thor Delta M, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta M spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT III F-4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT III F-4 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INTELSAT III F-4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).