Intelsat IV F-6, the Glossary
Intelsat IV F-6 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes, it was owned by Intelsat.[1]
Table of Contents
20 relations: Atlas-Centaur, C band (IEEE), Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Communication, Communications satellite, Geocentric orbit, Geostationary orbit, Hughes Aircraft Company, Intelsat, Intelsat IV F-1, Intelsat IV F-5, Intelsat IV F-7, Pound (mass), Relay, Satellite, Spacebus, Syncom, 1975 in spaceflight.
- Spacecraft launched in 1975
Atlas-Centaur
The Atlas-Centaur was a United States expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile.
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C band (IEEE)
The C band is a designation by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies ranging from 4.0 to 8.0 gigahertz (GHz).
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Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral (Cabo Cañaveral) is a cape in Brevard County, Florida, in the United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast.
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Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36
Launch Complex 36 (LC-36)—formerly known as Space Launch Complex 36 (SLC-36) from 1997 to 2010—is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Brevard County, Florida.
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Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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Communication
Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information.
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Communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.
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Geocentric orbit
A geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit, or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.
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Geostationary orbit
A geostationary orbit, also referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbitGeostationary orbit and Geosynchronous (equatorial) orbit are used somewhat interchangeably in sources.
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Hughes Aircraft Company
The Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded on February 14, 1934 by Howard Hughes in Glendale, California, as a division of Hughes Tool Company.
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Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (formerly Intel-Sat, Intelsat) is a multinational satellite services provider with corporate headquarters in Luxembourg and administrative headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, United States.
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Intelsat IV F-1
Intelsat IV F-1 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes, it was owned by Intelsat. Intelsat IV F-6 and Intelsat IV F-1 are Intelsat satellites and spacecraft launched in 1975.
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Intelsat IV F-5
Intelsat IV F-5 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes, it was owned by Intelsat. Intelsat IV F-6 and Intelsat IV F-5 are Intelsat satellites.
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Intelsat IV F-7
Intelsat IV F-7 was a geostationary communication satellite built by Hughes, it was owned by Intelsat. Intelsat IV F-6 and Intelsat IV F-7 are Intelsat satellites.
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Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement.
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Relay
A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off A relay is an electrically operated switch.
Satellite
A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.
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Spacebus
Spacebus is a satellite bus produced at the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center in France by Thales Alenia Space.
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Syncom
Syncom (for "synchronous communication satellite") started as a 1961 NASA program for active geosynchronous communication satellites, all of which were developed and manufactured by the Space and Communications division of Hughes Aircraft Company (now the Boeing Satellite Development Center).
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1975 in spaceflight
In 1975 several notable events happened in spaceflight such as the launch and arrival at Venus of Venera 9 and 10, the launch to Mars of the Viking orbiter/landers missions, the joint Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, and the launch of satellite Aryabhatta.
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See also
Spacecraft launched in 1975
- Apollo–Soyuz
- Aryabhata (satellite)
- Cos-B
- Dual Air Density Explorer
- Explorer 54
- Explorer 55
- GEOS-3
- GOES 1
- Intelsat IV F-1
- Intelsat IV F-6
- Intelsat IVA F-1
- Kosmos 703
- Kosmos 705
- Kosmos 706
- Kosmos 725
- Kosmos 745
- Kosmos 750
- Kosmos 772
- Kosmos 775
- Kosmos 782
- Landsat 2
- Luna E-8-5M No. 412
- NSS-703
- Soyuz 17
- Soyuz 18
- Soyuz 20
- Soyuz 7K-T No.39
- Starlette and Stella
- Venera 10
- Venera 9
- Viking 1
- Viking 2
- Viking program