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Status

Success

Intelsat 4 F3

Launch Time
Mon Dec 20, 1971 01:10 UTC

Rocket

Atlas-SLV3C Centaur-D
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
General Dynamics
Status: Retired
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

Intelsat 4 F3

Intelsat IV F-3 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes, it was owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the HS-353 platform and its estimated useful life was 7 years.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,515.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1971

129th orbital launch attempt

Atlas-Centaur

25th mission
4th mission of 1971
17th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission