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INTELSAT 4-F4
Nonoperational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
January 23, 1972 at 12:12 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
INTELSAT IV F4
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,918 km
Periapsis
35,898 km
Inclination
6.76°
Orbital period
1442.31 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1972-003A
NORAD catalog №
5775
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Intelsat
Radar cross-section
2.1227 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational