Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | INTELSAT IV F2

The Communications flight Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | INTELSAT IV F2 departed Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA atop a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur, bound for Direct-GEO.

Launch time
Status
SUCCESS
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission type
Communications
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36A
Payload
—
Target orbit
Direct-GEO
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | INTELSAT IV F2 cover image

Mission timeline

  1. 1971-01-26T00:36:03.000Z
    Liftoff
    Atlas SLV-3C Centaur clears the pad at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA and begins its ascent.
  2. Max-Q
    Atlas SLV-3C Centaur pushes through the region of maximum dynamic pressure.
  3. Main engine cutoff (MECO)
    First stage completes its burn; main engine cutoff.
  4. Stage separation
    First and second stages separate on schedule.
  5. Second-stage ignition
    Second-stage ignition confirmed.
  6. Orbit insertion
    Orbital insertion burn complete; now in Direct-GEO.
  7. Mission success
    Mission declared a complete success.

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