flown missionFailure

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 5

United States Air ForceLaunch Complex 36A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USASep 30, 1977, 01:02 UTC

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name: Intelsat-4A 5
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Sep 30, 1977, 01:02 UTC
Window opens: Sep 30, 1977, 01:02 UTC
Window closes: Sep 30, 1977, 01:02 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:40 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Family: Atlas
Variant: SLV-3D Centaur
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 36A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4706, -80.5422