Intelsat III F-8

Failed communications satellite. Intelsat III F-8 was launched on July 23, 1970 aboard a Thor Delta M from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1970-055ANORAD 4478INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT III F-8
Common name: Intelsat III F-8
International designator: 1970-055A
NORAD catalog number: 4478
GCAT identifier: S04478
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.225

Mission

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

Launch

Date: July 23, 1970 · 23:23 UTC
Launch record: 1970-055Success
Rocket: Thor Delta M
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/ID
Perigee: 33,867 km
Apogee: 36,607 km
Inclination: 7.42°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Jul 25, 1970
End of operations: Jul 25, 1970

Size

Mass: 135 kg
Dry mass: 113 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 294 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 Q14771237 (CC0).