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Status

Success

Intelsat 4 F2

Launch Time
Tue Jan 26, 1971 00:36 UTC

Rocket

Atlas-SLV3C Centaur-D
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
General Dynamics
Status: Retired
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

Intelsat 4 F2

Intelsat 4 F-2 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes and owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the HS-312 platform and its estimated useful life was 7 years.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,414.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1971

6th orbital launch attempt

Atlas-Centaur

22nd mission
1st mission of 1971
15th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission