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INTELSAT IV F5

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on June 13, 1972, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

June 13, 1972 · 21:53 UTCLaunch 1972-041Launch no. 1,346 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 13, 1972, 21:53
Launch designation
1972-041
Mission
INTELSAT IV F5
Flight name
Intelsat 4 F-5
Vehicle flight ID
AC-29

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,673 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
INTELSAT IV F51972-041ANORAD 6052INTELSATCommunications674 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.