INTELSAT IV F3

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 20, 1971, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 20, 1971 · 01:10 UTCLaunch 1971-116Launch no. 1,298 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3C Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): December 20, 1971, 01:10
Launch designation: 1971-116
Mission: INTELSAT IV F3
Flight name: Intelsat 4 F-3
Vehicle flight ID: AC-26
Year: Launches in 1971

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 36,755 km
Payload mass to orbit: 1.4 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
INTELSAT IV F3	1971-116ANORAD 5709	INTELSAT	Communications	666 kg	Renamed · 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.