Success
INTELSAT III F-2
Communications
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Thor Delta M
Direct-GEOorbit
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.
Thursday, December 19, 1968 at 12:32 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#916
USAF Mission
#474
Pad Launch
#37
Location Launch
#227
Designator
1968-116
Launch Window
NET
Dec 19, 1968, 12:32 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Thor Delta M Specs
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Length
34 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
103 t
Thrust
2,140 kN
LEO Capacity
355 kg
GTO Capacity
355 kg
Launch Cost
$22M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1968
Fastest Turnaround
26d 12h
Total Launches
12
Successful
10
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
7
Maiden flight: Sep 19, 1968
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Dec 18, 1968, 7:32 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778