Intelsat V F-5

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Intelsat V F-5 → Intelsat 505
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorCOMSAT / INTELSAT
COSPAR ID1982-097A [1]
SATCAT no.13595
Mission duration7 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus
ManufacturerFord Aerospace
Launch mass1928 kg
Dry mass1012 kg
Dimensions1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres
Power1800 watts
Start of mission
Launch date28 September 1982,
23:17:00 UTC [2]
RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-60)
Launch siteCCAFS, LC-36B
ContractorGeneral Dynamics
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedAugust 1999
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude63.0° East (1982-1992)
66.0° East (1992-1994)
65.0° East (1994-1996)
33.0° East (1996-1997)
72.0° East (1997-1999)
Epoch28 September 1982
Transponders
Band21 C-band
4 Ku-band
Intelsat V
 

Intelsat V F-5, then named Intelsat 505, was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1982, it was the fifth of fifteen satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the satellite bus. Intelsat V F-5 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.

Satellite[]

The Intelsat V F-5 satellite was box-shaped, measuring 1.66 by 2.1 by 1.77 metres; solar arrays spanned 15.9 metres tip to tip. The arrays, supplemented by nickel-hydrogen batteries during eclipse, provided 1800 watts of power. The payload housed 21 C-band and 4 Ku-band transponders. It could accommodate 15,000 two-way voice circuits and two TV channels simultaneously. It had a launch mass of 1928 kg. He also carried a Maritime Communications Services (MCS) package for INMARSAT.[3] The satellite was deactivated in August 1999.

Launch[]

The Intelsat V F-5 satellite was successfully launched into space on 28 September 1982 at 23:17:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States.[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Display: Intelsat 5 F-5 1982-097A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Display: Intelsat 5A F-15 1989-086A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "INTELSAT 505". TSE. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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