United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT IV F1
Launched
May 22, 1975
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
INTELSAT IV F1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 22, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 639th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 1,696th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur 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
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 639th launch10th this yearhumanity's 1,696th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT IV F1 · NORAD 7815
Centaur D-1A AC-35 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
18th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 294th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT IV F1 launch?
INTELSAT IV F1 launched on May 22, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT IV F1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT IV F1?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT IV F1 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT IV F1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INTELSAT IV F1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).