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INTELSAT IV F8

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 21, 1974, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 21, 1974 · 23:43 UTCLaunch 1974-093Launch no. 1,632 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 21, 1974, 23:43
Launch designation
1974-093
Mission
INTELSAT IV F8
Flight name
Intelsat 4 F-8
Vehicle flight ID
AC-32

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 F81974-093ANORAD 7544INTELSATCommunications664 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.