INTELSAT IVA F3

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on January 7, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 7, 1978 · 00:15 UTCLaunch 1978-002Launch no. 2,040 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): January 7, 1978, 00:15
Launch designation: 1978-002
Mission: INTELSAT IVA F3
Flight name: Intelsat 4A F-3
Vehicle flight ID: AC-46
Year: Launches in 1978

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 37,381 km
Payload mass to orbit: 1.5 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
INTELSAT IVA F3	1978-002ANORAD 10557	INTELSAT	Communications	769 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.