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INTELSAT IV F6

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on February 20, 1975, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

February 20, 1975 · 23:35 UTCLaunch 1975-F01Launch no. 1,659 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A
OutcomeFailurestage 0 separation failure
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 20, 1975, 23:35
Launch designation
1975-F01
Mission
INTELSAT IV F6
Flight name
Intelsat 4 F-6
Vehicle flight ID
AC-33

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
200 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S0S

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
INTELSAT IV F61975-F01INTELSAT———

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