United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3C CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT IV F5
Launched
June 13, 1972
Image: US Air Force
Summary
INTELSAT IV F5 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 13, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 577th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 1,352nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight and the 3rd 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
- 16th Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 577th launch13th this yearhumanity's 1,352nd orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT IV F5 · NORAD 6052
Centaur AC-29 · 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
12th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 2nd this year · 266th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
142 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT IV F5 launch?
INTELSAT IV F5 launched on June 13, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT IV F5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT IV F5?
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3C Centaur spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT IV F5 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT IV F5 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INTELSAT IV F5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).