Intelsat III F-6

Overview

Intelsat III F-6

mission type	Communications
operator	Intelsat
cospar id	1970-003A
satcat	04297
mission duration	5 years (planned)
manufacturer	TRW Inc.
bol mass	151 kg
launch mass	293 kg
power	183 W
launch date	January 15, 1970, 00:16:03 UTC‡R1R‡
launch rocket	Delta M
launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-17A
orbit epoch	January 15, 1970‡R2R‡
orbit reference	Geocentric‡R2R‡
orbit regime	Geostationary‡R2R‡
orbit periapsis	35,773 km‡R2R‡
orbit apoapsis	35,801 km‡R2R‡
orbit inclination	0.9°‡R2R‡
orbit eccentricity	0.00033‡R2R‡
orbit period	1,436.1 minutes‡R2R‡
apsis	gee
programme	Intelsat III
previous mission	Intelsat III F-5
next mission	Intelsat III F-7

Intelsat III F-6 was a communications satellite owned by Intelsat. The satellite had an estimated useful life of 5 years.

Design

The sixth of eight Intelsat III satellites to be launched, Intelsat III F-6 was built by TRW. It was a 293 kg spacecraft equipped with two transponders to be powered by body-mounted solar cells generating 183 watts of power.[3] It had a design life of five years and carried an SVM-2 apogee motor for propulsion.[4]

Launch

Intelsat III F-6 was launched on a Delta M rocket, flying from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch took place on January 15, 1970, with the spacecraft bound for a

Intelsat III F-6

Design

Launch

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