Intelsat III F-7 was an American communications satellite owned by Intelsat. The satellite had an estimated useful life of 5 years.
Design
The seventh of eight Intelsat III satellites to be launched, Intelsat III F-7 was built by TRW. It was a 647 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.
Launch
Intelsat III F-7 was launched by a Delta M rocket, flying from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
See also
- 1970 in spaceflight
References
- Jonathan McDowell. Launch Log Jonathan's Space Page, retrieved May 29, 2018^
- INTELSAT 3 F-7 Real Time Satellite Tracking N2YO.com, retrieved May 29, 2018^
- Mark Wade. Intelsat 3 Encyclopedia Astronautica, retrieved May 29, 2018^