INTELSAT IVA F6

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on March 31, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 31, 1978 · 23:36 UTCLaunch 1978-035Launch no. 2,074 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): March 31, 1978, 23:36
Launch designation: 1978-035
Mission: INTELSAT IVA F6
Flight name: Intelsat 4A F-6
Vehicle flight ID: AC-48
Year: Launches in 1978

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 36,336 km
Payload mass to orbit: 1.5 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
INTELSAT IVA F6	1978-035ANORAD 10778	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.