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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur: INTELSAT IV F5
Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company
Tuesday, 13 June 1972
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleAtlas SLV-3C Centaur
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record15 of 17 launches (88.2%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Complex 36B
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#46
Agency Launches This Year#13
Launches From This Pad76
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Launch Site
Launch Complex 36B · 28.4706°N 80.5422°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.