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Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-2
United States Air Force · Thor Delta M · Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 474th launch · 41st this year · humanity's 916th orbital launch attempt
December 19, 1968Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 19, 00:32 – Dec 19, 00:32 UTC
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INTELSAT III F-2
The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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