Intelsat IV F-1

Communications satellite. Intelsat IV F-1 was launched on May 22, 1975 aboard a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1975-042ANORAD 7815INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT IV F1
Common name: Intelsat IV F-1
International designator: 1975-042A
NORAD catalog number: 7815
GCAT identifier: S07815
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.321

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Int4
Owner: INTELSAT
Country: INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-312

Launch

Date: May 22, 1975 · 22:04 UTC
Launch record: 1975-042Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,785 km
Apogee: 35,788 km
Inclination: 0.06°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Oct 27, 1987
End of operations: Oct 27, 1987

Size

Mass: 664 kg
Dry mass: 531 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,387 kg
Length: 5.3 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 5.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771234 (CC0).