Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
SuccessIntelsat-4A 3 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Jan 7, 1978, 00:15 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Jan 7, 1978, 00:15 UTC – Saturday, Jan 7, 1978, 00:15 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Intelsat-4A 3
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company
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