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INTELSAT 3-F4

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
May 22, 1969 at 02:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta M →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
INTELSAT III F-4
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
39,029 km
Periapsis
38,814 km
Inclination
3.76°
Orbital period
1599.2 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1969-045A
NORAD catalog №
3947
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
2.5125 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational