United States Air ForceThor Delta MSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT III F-8
Launched
July 23, 1970
Image: NASA
Summary
INTELSAT III F-8 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta M from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 23, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 525th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 1,107th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Thor Delta M flight and the 4th 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
- 10th Thor Delta M flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 525th launch16th this yearhumanity's 1,107th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- INTELSAT III F-8 · NORAD 4478
Delta 79 Stage 3 · re-entered May 27, 2019
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
48th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 4th this year · 248th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
91 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT III F-8 launch?
INTELSAT III F-8 launched on July 23, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT III F-8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT III F-8?
Thor Delta M, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta M spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT III F-8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT III F-8 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INTELSAT III F-8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).