United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3C CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT IV F2
Launched
January 26, 1971
Image: US Air Force
Summary
INTELSAT IV F2 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 26, 1971. It was United States Air Force's 538th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,177th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight and the 1st 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-3C Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 538th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,177th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT IV F2 · NORAD 4881
Centaur AC-25 · 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
12th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 253rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
531 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT IV F2 launch?
INTELSAT IV F2 launched on January 26, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT IV F2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT IV F2?
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3C Centaur spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT IV F2 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT IV F2 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INTELSAT IV F2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).