Intelsat IVA F-6

Communication satellite launched in 1978. Intelsat IVA F-6 was launched on March 31, 1978 aboard a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1978-035ANORAD 10778INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT IVA F6
Common name: Intelsat IVA F-6
International designator: 1978-035A
NORAD catalog number: 10778
GCAT identifier: S10778
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/011

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: March 31, 1978 · 23:36 UTC
Launch record: 1978-035Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/D
Perigee: 35,980 km
Apogee: 36,014 km
Inclination: 0.27°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Dec 29, 1986
End of operations: Dec 29, 1986

Size

Mass: 769 kg
Dry mass: 630 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,480 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 Q14771216 (CC0).