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INTELSAT IV F2

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on January 26, 1971, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 26, 1971 · 00:36 UTCLaunch 1971-006Launch no. 1,175 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 26, 1971, 00:36
Launch designation
1971-006
Mission
INTELSAT IV F2
Flight name
Intelsat 4 F-2
Vehicle flight ID
AC-25

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
37,752 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
INTELSAT IV F21971-006ANORAD 4881INTELSATCommunications666 kgRenamed · Jul 18, 2001

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.