Intelsat IV F-7

Intelsat IV F-7 was launched on August 23, 1973 aboard a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1973-058ANORAD 6796INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT IV F7
Common name: Intelsat IV F-7
International designator: 1973-058A
NORAD catalog number: 6796
GCAT identifier: S06796
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.282

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: August 23, 1973 · 22:57 UTC
Launch record: 1973-058Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,782 km
Apogee: 35,791 km
Inclination: 0.63°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Feb 23, 1984
End of operations: Feb 23, 1984

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 Q14771545 (CC0).