Intelsat IV F-3

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat IV F-3 was launched on December 20, 1971 aboard a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1971-116ANORAD 5709INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT IV F3
Common name: Intelsat IV F-3
International designator: 1971-116A
NORAD catalog number: 5709
GCAT identifier: S05709
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.246

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: December 20, 1971 · 01:10 UTC
Launch record: 1971-116Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,779 km
Apogee: 35,797 km
Inclination: 0.20°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Feb 23, 1984
End of operations: Feb 23, 1984

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 Q14771229 (CC0).