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INTELSAT III F-2 - Space launch mission detailed information

MISSION NAME

INTELSAT III F-2 2

Status

Success

DATE

19 DEC 1968

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force + -img

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

USA

Description

The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.

Thor Delta M

Thor Delta M

USA

Rocket Description

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

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