MISSION NAME
Intelsat 503 503
Status
Success
DATE
15 DEC 1981
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Description
Geostationary communications satellite
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Rocket Description
The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.