 Intelsat IVA F-2 before launch. | |
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 1976-010A[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 08620[2] |
| Mission duration | 7 years design life |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | HS-353 |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Communications |
| Launch mass | 1,515 kilograms (3,340 lb) |
| BOL mass | 825 kilograms (1,819 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 January 1976, 23:56 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-36B |
| Contractor | NASA |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Eccentricity | 0.00938 |
| Perigee altitude | 35,084 kilometres (21,800 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,869 kilometres (22,288 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.1 degrees |
| Period | 1,420.2 minutes |
| Epoch | 29 January 1976 |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 20 IEEE C-band (NATO G/H-band) |
Intelsat IVA | |
Intelsat IVA F-2 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes, it was owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the HS-353 platform and its estimated useful life was 7 years.
- ^ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. INTELSAT 4A F-2. NSSDC Master Catalog. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ INTELSAT 4A-F2 N2yo.com. Retrieved 19 April 2017.