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INTELSAT 4-F2

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
January 26, 1971 at 12:36 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
INTELSAT IV F2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,249 km
Periapsis
36,139 km
Inclination
4.36°
Orbital period
1456.96 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1971-006A
NORAD catalog №
4881
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
9.7537 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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