Intelsat III F-5

INTELSAT / US

Spacecraft n°:

INTELSAT spacecraft n°: 10

Also called: Intelsat 305

Launch data:

Designation: 04051 / 69064A
Launch date 26 Jul 1969 - 02:06 UT
Launch site: CC, LC-17A
Launch vehicle: Delta-M (#547/D71)
Mission: Telecommunications
Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee  km
Eccentricity 
Inclination  deg
Period  min

Partial failure.

Spacecraft data:

Prime ManufacturerTRW
Platform-
OperatorIntelsat
Mass at launch   kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

End of life

Out of service26 Jul 1969
CausePlaced on a wrong orbit (271 km x 5397 km x 30.7° x 176.6 min)
Decay14 Oct 1988


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