Status
Launch Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Description
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.
Details
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Thu, Sep 19, 1968, 24:09
Weather
Pro