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INTELSAT 4A-F6
Nonoperational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
March 31, 1978 at 11:36 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Intelsat-4A 6
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,820 km
Periapsis
35,761 km
Inclination
8.78°
Orbital period
1436.28 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1978-035A
NORAD catalog №
10778
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Intelsat
Radar cross-section
1.2589 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational