Intelsat V F-5
Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1982-097A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 13595[2] |
Mission duration | 17 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Intelsat-V bus |
Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
Launch mass | 1,928.2 kilograms (4,251 lb) |
BOL mass | 1,012 kilograms (2,231 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 28, 1982, 23:17 UTC[3] |
Rocket | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-36B |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Deactivated | August, 1999 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
Regime | Geostationary[2] |
Longitude | 147.4° W (current position)[2] |
Semi-major axis | 42,695 kilometers (26,529 mi)[2] |
Perigee | 36,223.4 kilometers (22,508.2 mi)[2] |
Apogee | 36,426.3 kilometers (22,634.3 mi)[2] |
Inclination | 15.4 degrees[2] |
Period | 1,463.3 minutes[2] |
Epoch | April 23, 2017[2] |
Transponders | |
Band |
21 C-band 4 Ku band |
Intelsat V |
Intelsat 505, previously named Intelsat V F-5, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1982, it was the fiveth 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 V F-5 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network. He also carried a Maritime Communications Services (MCS) package for Inmarsat. The satellite was deactivated on August, 1999.
The satellite was successfully launched into space on September 28, 1982, at 23:17 UTC, by means of an Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. It had a launch mass of 1,928 kg.[4] The Intelsat 505 was equipped with 4 Ku-band transponders more 21 C-band transponders for 12,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.
References
- ↑ "INTELSAT 5 F-5". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Intelsat 505". N2yo.com. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ↑ "INTELSAT 505". TSE. Retrieved April 23, 2017.