INTELSAT IV F4

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on January 23, 1972, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 23, 1972 · 00:12 UTCLaunch 1972-003Launch no. 1,305 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3C Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): January 23, 1972, 00:12
Launch designation: 1972-003
Mission: INTELSAT IV F4
Flight name: Intelsat 4 F-4
Vehicle flight ID: AC-28
Year: Launches in 1972

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 36,653 km
Payload mass to orbit: 1.4 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
INTELSAT IV F4	1972-003ANORAD 5775	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.