Intelsat IV F-4

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat IV F-4 was launched on January 23, 1972 aboard a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1972-003ANORAD 5775INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT IV F4
Common name: Intelsat IV F-4
International designator: 1972-003A
NORAD catalog number: 5775
GCAT identifier: S05775
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.248

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 23, 1972 · 00:12 UTC
Launch record: 1972-003Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,671 km
Apogee: 35,905 km
Inclination: 0.31°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: May 10, 1983
End of operations: May 10, 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 Q14771227 (CC0).