United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT IV F8
Launched
November 21, 1974
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
INTELSAT IV F8 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 21, 1974. It was United States Air Force's 627th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 1,638th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas SLV-3D 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-3D Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 627th launch15th this yearhumanity's 1,638th orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT IV F8 · NORAD 7544
Centaur D-1A AC-32 · 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
16th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 286th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
383 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT IV F8 launch?
INTELSAT IV F8 launched on November 21, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT IV F8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT IV F8?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT IV F8 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT IV F8 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INTELSAT IV F8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).