Since its creation in 1964, Intelsat has launched and positioned 10 satellites in synchronous orbit. The first of these was Intelsat-I, known as Early Bird, launched in April 1965; the most recent was Intelsat-IV (F-2), the first of a new series of Intelsat satellites. The IV (F-2) was launched in January 1971 and entered into service during March in the Atlantic Ocean area. The next Intelsat-IV satellite is scheduled to be launched later this month for positioning in the Atlantic Ocean area also. Subsequent Intelsat-IV launches are scheduled for 1972 and 1973.