• Source: Intelsat III F-5
    • 5.180.24.3/info/intelsat" target="_blank">Intelsat 5.180.24.3/info/iii" target="_blank">III 5.180.24.3/info/f" target="_blank">F-5 was a communications satellite intended to be operated by 5.180.24.3/info/intelsat" target="_blank">Intelsat. Launched towards geostationary orbit in 1969 it failed to achieve orbit.


      Design


      The fifth of eight 5.180.24.3/info/intelsat" target="_blank">Intelsat 5.180.24.3/info/iii" target="_blank">III satellites to be launched, 5.180.24.3/info/intelsat" target="_blank">Intelsat 5.180.24.3/info/iii" target="_blank">III 5.180.24.3/info/f" target="_blank">F-5 was built by TRW. It was a 293-kilogram (646 lb) spacecraft equipped with two transponders to be powered by body-mounted solar cells generating 183 watts of power. It had a design life of five years and carried an SVM-2 apogee motor for propulsion.


      Launch


      5.180.24.3/info/intelsat" target="_blank">Intelsat 5.180.24.3/info/iii" target="_blank">III 5.180.24.3/info/f" target="_blank">F-5 was launched by a Delta M rocket, flying from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch took place on July 26, 1969, with the spacecraft bound for a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
      Due to a failure in the third phase of the launch process, the satellite did not reach the desired orbit.


      See also



      1969 in spaceflight


      References

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