MISSION NAME
INTELSAT III F-4 4
Status
Success
DATE
22 MAY 1969
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
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
Rocket Description
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.