USAF Thor Delta M INTELSAT III F-6
Thor Delta M
Status
Success
Date
15 JAN 1970
00:16
Launch Provider
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Thor Delta M
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not available