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Intelsat IV F-3

Intelsat IV F-3
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorIntelsat
COSPAR ID1971-116A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.05709
Mission duration7 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
BusHS-353
ManufacturerHughes Communications
Launch mass1,515 kilograms (3,340 lb)
BOL mass825 kilograms (1,819 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 20, 1971, 01:10:04 (1971-12-20UTC01:10:04Z) UTC[1]
RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur-D
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-36A
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[2]
RegimeGeostationary[2]
Eccentricity0.01171[2]
Perigee altitude35,649 kilometers (22,151 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude36,645 kilometers (22,770 mi)[2]
Inclination3.9°[2]
Period1,454.6 minutes[2]
EpochDecember 20, 1971[2]
Transponders
Band12 IEEE C-band
Bandwidth40 MHz
Intelsat IV
 

Intelsat IV F-3 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes and owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the HS-353 platform and its estimated useful life was 7 years.

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center. "INTELSAT 4 F-3". NSSDC Master Catalog. Retrieved April 21, 2017.

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