Intelsat VA F-10
Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1985-025A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 15629 |
Mission duration | 9 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | |
Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
Launch mass | 2013 kg |
Dry mass | 1098 kg [2] |
Power | 1800 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 22 March 1985, 23:55:00 UTC [3] |
Rocket | Atlas G Centaur-D1AR (AC-63) |
Launch site | CCAFS, LC-36B |
Contractor | General Dynamics |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | July 1999 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Epoch | 22 March 1985 |
Transponders | |
Band | 26 C-Band 6 Ku-band |
Intelsat V |
Intelsat 510, previously named Intelsat VA F-10, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1985, it was the tenth of fifteen satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the satellite bus. Intelsat VA F-10 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.
Launch[]
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 22 March 1985, at 23:55:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas-Centaur G vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. It had a launch mass of 2013 kg. The Intelsat 510 was equipped with 6 Ku-band transponders more 26 C-band transponders for 15,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.
References[]
- ^ "Display: Intelsat 5A F-10 1985-025A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Intelsat-5A". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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