Photo: NOAA Photo Library · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
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.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterThor Delta M
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta M
Thor Delta M: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit23 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTELSAT 3-F5 1969-064A | Payload | re-entered 1988-10-14 | |
| DELTA 1 R/B 1969-064B | Rocket body | re-entered 1970-07-17 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064C | Debris | re-entered 2016-10-21 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064D | Debris | re-entered 1970-02-16 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064E | Debris | re-entered 1970-07-04 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064F | Debris | re-entered 1969-10-22 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064G | Debris | re-entered 1969-12-30 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064H | Debris | re-entered 1969-12-19 |
Show all 23 objects
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064J | Debris | re-entered 1969-09-18 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064K | Debris | re-entered 1970-02-18 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064L | Debris | re-entered 1970-01-09 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064M | Debris | re-entered 1969-11-21 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064N | Debris | re-entered 1969-11-27 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064P | Debris | re-entered 1969-10-09 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064Q | Debris | re-entered 1969-11-08 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064R | Debris | re-entered 1970-01-02 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064S | Debris | re-entered 1970-02-19 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064T | Debris | re-entered 1969-09-23 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064U | Debris | re-entered 1970-01-30 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064V | Debris | re-entered 1970-09-04 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064W | Debris | re-entered 1969-10-24 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064X | Debris | re-entered 1983-01-25 | |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1969-064Y | Debris | re-entered 1986-01-29 |
COSPAR ID 1969-064. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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