Intelsat V F-6

Intelsat V F-6 → Intelsat 506
Mission type Communication
Operator Intelsat
COSPAR ID 1983-047A[1]
SATCAT no. 14077[2]
Mission duration 15 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus Intelsat-V bus
Manufacturer Ford Aerospace
Launch mass 1,928.2 kilograms (4,251 lb)[3]
BOL mass 1,012 kilograms (2,231 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date May 19, 1983, 22:26 (1983-05-19UTC22:26Z) UTC[4]
Rocket Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR
Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-36A
End of mission
Disposal Decommissioned
Deactivated July, 1998 (1998-07-13)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric[2]
Regime Geostationary[2]
Longitude 64° W (current position)[2]
Semi-major axis 42,478 kilometers (26,395 mi)[2]
Perigee 35,946.6 kilometers (22,336.2 mi)[2]
Apogee 36,269.0 kilometers (22,536.5 mi)[2]
Inclination 15.3 degrees[2]
Period 1,452.2 minutes[2]
Epoch April 23, 2017[2]
Transponders
Band 21 C-band
4 Ku band
Intelsat V

Intelsat 506, previously named Intelsat V F-6, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1983, it was the sixth 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-6 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 July, 1998.

The satellite was successfully launched into space on May 19, 1982, at 22:26 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.[5] The Intelsat 506 was equipped with 4 Ku-band transponders more 21 C-band transponders for 12,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.

References

  1. "INTELSAT 5 F-6". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Intelsat 505". N2yo.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Intelsat-5". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  5. "INTELSAT 506". TSE. Retrieved April 23, 2017.


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