United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT IV F7
Launched
August 23, 1973
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
INTELSAT IV F7 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 23, 1973. It was United States Air Force's 604th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 1,486th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight. 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
- 2nd Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flightUnited States Air Force's 604th launch13th this yearhumanity's 1,486th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT IV F7 · NORAD 6796
Centaur D-1A AC-31 · 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
16th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 276th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
538 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT IV F7 launch?
INTELSAT IV F7 launched on August 23, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT IV F7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT IV F7?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT IV F7 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT IV F7 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INTELSAT IV F7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).