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INTELSAT 4-F5

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
June 13, 1972 at 09:53 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
INTELSAT IV F5
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,838 km
Periapsis
35,814 km
Inclination
5.75°
Orbital period
1438.11 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1972-041A
NORAD catalog №
6052
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
1 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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