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Intelsat III-F5 / 1969 - 064A

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Intelsat III-F5 / 1969 - 064A
IntelsatIntelsat 3 Category Commercial Telecom
Operator Intelsat
Orbit GEO
Sat position Launch Failure
Launch date 5.12.1969
Launch mass 293 kg
Design life 5 years
Launcher Thor-Delta
Satellite / Bus Intelsat 3 Bus
Manufacturer TRW (USA)

 

Orbital Propulsion Centre Contribution
Subsystem responsibility:
bullet 4 x 20 N hydrazine thruster
bullet 4 x tank for spin stabilised spacecraft
20N hydrazine thruster
tank for spin stabilised spacecraft

 

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