United States Air Force
Intelsat-4A 3
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, January 7, 1978 · 00:15 UTC
Mission
/01Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Variant: SLV-3D Centaur
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471° N, 80.542° W
21
Pad Launches
337
Location Launches
705
Agency Launches
2
Orbital This Year