Intelsat III F-3

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat III F-3 was launched on February 6, 1969 aboard a Thor Delta M from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1969-011ANORAD 3674INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT III F-3
Common name: Intelsat III F-3
International designator: 1969-011A
NORAD catalog number: 3674
GCAT identifier: S03674
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.204

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Int3
Owner: INTELSAT
Country: INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: TRW Inc.
Platform (bus): INTELSAT 3

Launch

Date: February 6, 1969 · 00:39 UTC
Launch record: 1969-011Success
Rocket: Thor Delta M
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,779 km
Apogee: 35,808 km
Inclination: 1.34°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Dec 14, 1979
End of operations: Dec 14, 1979

Size

Mass: 132 kg
Dry mass: 116 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 291 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771247 (CC0).