Intelsat III F-6

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Intelsat III F-6
Mission type Communications
Operator Intelsat
COSPAR ID 1970-003A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 04297
Mission duration5 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer TRW Inc.
Launch mass293 kilograms (646 lb)
BOL mass 151 kilograms (333 lb)
Power183 W
Start of mission
Launch dateJanuary 15, 1970, 00:16:03 (1970-01-15UTC00:16:03Z) UTC [1]
Rocket Delta M
Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-17A
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric [2]
Regime Geostationary [2]
Eccentricity 0.00033 [2]
Perigee altitude 35,773 kilometers (22,228 mi) [2]
Apogee altitude 35,801 kilometers (22,246 mi) [2]
Inclination 0.9° [2]
Period 1,436.1 minutes [2]
Epoch January 15, 1970 [2]
Intelsat III
 

Intelsat III F-6 was a communications satellite owned by Intelsat. The satellite had an estimated useful life of 5 years.

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Design

The sixth of eight Intelsat III satellites to be launched, Intelsat III F-6 was built by TRW. It was a 293-kilogram (646 lb) spacecraft equipped with two transponders to be powered by body-mounted solar cells generating 183 watts of power. [3] It had a design life of five years and carried an SVM-2 apogee motor for propulsion. [4]

Launch

Intelsat III F-6 was launched on a Delta M rocket, flying from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch took place on January 15, 1970, with the spacecraft bound for a geosynchronous transfer orbit. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center. "INTELSAT 3 F-6". NSSDC Master Catalog. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ Wade, Mark. "Intelsat 3". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on February 23, 2002. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Intelsat-3". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
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