Intelsat VA F-12

Intelsat VA F-12 → Intelsat 512
Mission type Communication
Operator Intelsat
COSPAR ID 1985-087A[1]
SATCAT no. 16101
Mission duration 9 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus Intelsat-V bus
Manufacturer Ford Aerospace
Launch mass 1,928.2 kilograms (4,251 lb)[2]
BOL mass 1,012 kilograms (2,231 lb)[2]
Start of mission
Launch date September 28, 1983, 23:17 (1983-09-28UTC23:17Z) UTC[3]
Rocket Atlas-Centaur G-D1AR
Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-36B
End of mission
Disposal Decommissioned
Deactivated July, 1998 (1998-07-13)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric[4]
Regime Geostationary[4]
Longitude 31° E (original position)
87° E (current position)[4]
Semi-major axis 42,493 kilometers (26,404 mi)[4]
Perigee 36,081.7 kilometers (22,420.1 mi)[4]
Apogee 36,163.0 kilometers (22,470.6 mi)[4]
Inclination 15.4 degrees[4]
Period 1,452.9 minutes[4]
Epoch April 23, 2017[4]
Transponders
Band 26 C-band
6 Ku band
Intelsat V

Intelsat 512, previously named Intelsat VA F-12, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1985, it was the twelfth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat-V satellite bus.

Intelsat VA F-12 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network. The satellite was deactivated on August, 2003.

The satellite was successfully launched into space on September 28, 1985, at 23:17 UTC, by means of an Atlas-Centaur G-D1AR vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. It had a launch mass of 2,013 kg.[5] The Intelsat VA F-12 was equipped with 6 Ku-band transponders more 26 C-band transponders for 15,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.

References

  1. "INTELSAT 5A F-12". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Intelsat-5A". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  3. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Intelsat 512". N2yo.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  5. "INTELSAT 512". TSE. Retrieved April 23, 2017.


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