Intelsat IVA F-6

Intelsat IVA F-6
Intelsat IVA F-6
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorIntelsat
COSPAR ID1978-035A[1]
SATCAT no.10778[2]
Mission duration7 years design life
Spacecraft properties
BusHS-353
ManufacturerHughes Space and Communications
Launch mass1,515 kilograms (3,340 lb)
BOL mass825 kilograms (1,819 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateMarch 31, 1978, 23:36:01 (1978-03-31UTC23:36:01Z) UTC
RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-36B
ContractorNASA
End of mission
DisposalDecommissioned
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Eccentricity0.71872
Perigee altitude549 kilometers (341 mi)
Apogee altitude35,949 kilometers (22,338 mi)
Inclination21.8°
Period641 minutes
EpochMarch 31, 1978
Transponders
Band20 IEEE C-band (NATO G/H-band)
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Intelsat IVA F-6 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.

  1. ^ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. INTELSAT 4A F-6. NSSDC Master Catalog. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. ^ INTELSAT 4A-F6 N2yo.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.