Intelsat IV F-2

Geostationary communication satellite launched in 1971. Intelsat IV F-2 was launched on January 26, 1971 aboard a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1971-006ANORAD 4881INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT IV F2
Common name: Intelsat IV F-2
International designator: 1971-006A
NORAD catalog number: 4881
GCAT identifier: S04881
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.230

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: January 26, 1971 · 00:36 UTC
Launch record: 1971-006Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,785 km
Apogee: 35,797 km
Inclination: 0.47°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: May 11, 1983
End of operations: May 11, 1983

Size

Mass: 666 kg
Dry mass: 531 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,408 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 Q14771231 (CC0).