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Status

Success

Intelsat 4 F4

Launch Time
Sun Jan 23, 1972 00:12 UTC

Rocket

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

Mission Details

Intelsat 4 F4

Intelsat IV F-4 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes, it was owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the HS-312 platform and its estimated useful life was 7 years.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,414.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

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

Stats

1972

3rd orbital launch attempt

Atlas-Centaur

26th mission
1st mission of 1972
18th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission