Intelsat IVA F-4

Geostationary communication satellite. Intelsat IVA F-4 was launched on May 26, 1977 aboard a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1977-041ANORAD 10024INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT IVA F4
Common name: Intelsat IVA F-4
International designator: 1977-041A
NORAD catalog number: 10024
GCAT identifier: S10024
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/004

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Int4A
Owner: INTELSAT
Country: INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-353

Launch

Date: May 26, 1977 · 21:47 UTC
Launch record: 1977-041Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,779 km
Apogee: 35,795 km
Inclination: 0.05°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Aug 10, 1989
End of operations: Aug 10, 1989

Size

Mass: 769 kg
Dry mass: 630 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,515 kg
Length: 7.0 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 7.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771217 (CC0).