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INTELSAT IVA F2

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on January 29, 1976, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 29, 1976 · 23:56 UTCLaunch 1976-010Launch no. 1,787 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 29, 1976, 23:56
Launch designation
1976-010
Mission
INTELSAT IVA F2
Flight name
Intelsat 4A F-2
Vehicle flight ID
AC-37

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,659 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
INTELSAT IVA F21976-010ANORAD 8620INTELSATCommunications736 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.