Intelsat IV F-5

Luxembourg satellite for geostationary communication. Intelsat IV F-5 was launched on June 13, 1972 aboard a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1972-041ANORAD 6052INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT IV F5
Common name: Intelsat IV F-5
International designator: 1972-041A
NORAD catalog number: 6052
GCAT identifier: S06052
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.259

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: June 13, 1972 · 21:53 UTC
Launch record: 1972-041Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,786 km
Apogee: 35,788 km
Inclination: 0.10°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: July 1983
End of operations: July 1983

Size

Mass: 674 kg
Dry mass: 539 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,416 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 Q14771226 (CC0).