United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3C CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT IV F3
Launched
December 20, 1971
Image: US Air Force
Summary
INTELSAT IV F3 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 20, 1971. It was United States Air Force's 564th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 1,302nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Atlas SLV-3C Centaur 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
- Atlas SLV-3C Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 564th launch28th this yearhumanity's 1,302nd orbital launch attempt131st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT IV F3 · NORAD 5709
Centaur AC-26 · 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
14th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 3rd this year · 262nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
224 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT IV F3 launch?
INTELSAT IV F3 launched on December 20, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT IV F3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT IV F3?
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3C Centaur spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT IV F3 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT IV F3 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INTELSAT IV F3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).