United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3C CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT IV F4
Launched
January 23, 1972
Image: US Air Force
Summary
INTELSAT IV F4 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 23, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 566th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,309th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th 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
- 14th Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 566th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,309th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT IV F4 · NORAD 5775
Centaur AC-28 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
11th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 263rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
237 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT IV F4 launch?
INTELSAT IV F4 launched on January 23, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT IV F4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT IV F4?
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3C Centaur spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT IV F4 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT IV F4 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INTELSAT IV F4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).