Date of launch (location):
May 22, 1975 (ETR)
Launch vehicle:
Atlas SLV-3D-Centaur D-1A
Weight (kg):
1387
Shape:
Cylindrical with an antenna mounted
on one end
Dimensions (m):
5.36 height
2.37 diameter
Power source:
Solar cells plus NiCd
batteries
NASA's role:
Launch vehicle and ground support
(reimbursable)
Cooperating organizations:
NASA and Communications Satellite
Corporation, representing the International
Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (Intelsat)
Prime contractor:
Hughes Aircraft Co.
Objectives:
Commercial communications support for
synchronous orbit above the equator (Indian link); capable
of 3000 to 9000 telephone circuits or 12 color TV channels
or a combination of telephone, TV, data, and other forms of
communications.
Results:
Successful; last of Intelsat IV
series.
Reference: NASA, "Intelsat IV F-1 Mission Operations Report," E-634-75-08, May 16, 1975.