Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F6

United States Air Force flew Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F6 on a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur out of Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, placing its payload in Direct-GEO.

Launch time
Status
FAILED
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission type
Communications
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36A
Payload
—
Target orbit
Direct-GEO
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F6 cover image

Mission timeline

  1. 1975-02-20T23:35:00.000Z
    Liftoff
    Atlas SLV-3D Centaur roars off the pad at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
  2. Max-Q
    The vehicle reaches Max Q, the highest aerodynamic load of the flight.
  3. Mission failure
    Flight anomaly — the mission is unsuccessful.

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