Intelsat IV F-8

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat IV F-8 was launched on November 21, 1974 aboard a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1974-093ANORAD 7544INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT IV F8
Common name: Intelsat IV F-8
International designator: 1974-093A
NORAD catalog number: 7544
GCAT identifier: S07544
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.310

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: November 21, 1974 · 23:43 UTC
Launch record: 1974-093Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,717 km
Apogee: 35,851 km
Inclination: 0.13°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Aug 20, 1985
End of operations: Aug 20, 1985

Size

Mass: 664 kg
Dry mass: 531 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,387 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 Q14771224 (CC0).