Intelsat VA F-11

Intelsat 511, previously named Intelsat VA F-11, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1985, it was the eleventh 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-11 → Intelsat 511
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	1985-055A[1]
SATCAT no.	15873
Mission duration	15 years


Bus	Intelsat-V bus
Manufacturer	Ford Aerospace
Launch mass	2,013 kilograms (4,438 lb)[2]
BOL mass	1,098 kilograms (2,421 lb)[2]


Start of mission
Launch date	May 19, 1983, 00:44 (1983-05-19UTC00:44Z) UTC[3]
Rocket	Atlas-Centaur G-D1AR
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-36B
Contractor	NASA


End of mission
Disposal	Decommissioned
Deactivated	August, 2003 (2020-08-13UTC20:04)


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric[4]
Regime	Geostationary[4]
Longitude	29.5° W (original position) 96.3° W (current position)[4]
Semi-major axis	42,218 kilometers (26,233 mi)[4]
Perigee altitude	35,789.3 kilometers (22,238.4 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude	36,905.3 kilometers (22,931.9 mi)[4]
Inclination	15.2 degrees[4]
Period	1,438.8 minutes[4]
Epoch	April 23, 2017[4]


Transponders
Band	26 C-band 6 K_u band

Intelsat V

Intelsat VA F-11 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 June 30, 1985, at 00:44 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 2,013 kg.[5] The Intelsat VA F-11 was equipped with 6 Ku-band transponders more 26 C-band transponders for 15,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.

References

"INTELSAT 5A F-11". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
"Intelsat-5a". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
"Intelsat 511". N2yo.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
"INTELSAT 511". TSE. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

Intelsat Corporation
COMSAT Intelsat Americas PanAmSat ITSO STS-49 List of Intelsat satellites
Intelsat I, II, III	Intelsat I Intelsat II F-1 II F-2 II F-3 II F-4 Intelsat III F-1 III F-2 III F-3 III F-4 III F-5 III F-6 III F-7 III F-8
Intelsat IV	Intelsat IV F-1 IV F-2 IV F-3 IV F-4 IV F-5 IV F-6 IV F-7 IV F-8 IVA F-1 IVA F-2 IVA F-3 IVA F-4 IVA F-5 IVA F-6
Intelsat V	Intelsat V F-1 V F-2 V F-3 V F-4 V F-5 V F-6 V F-7 V F-8 V F-9† VA F-10 VA F-11 VA F-12 VA F-13 VA F-14 VA F-15
Intelsat VI	Intelsat 601 602 603 604 605
Intelsat 7-10	Intelsat 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 801 802 803 804 805 806 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 10-02
ex-PanAmSat	Intelsat 1R 2 3R 4 5 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12
Recent Intelsat	Intelsat 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (New Dawn) 29e 30 31 32e 33e 34 35e 36 37e 38 39
Galaxy (Intelsat Americas)	Galaxy 3C 4R 5 9 10R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 25 26 27 28
Other	APR-1 APR-2 Horizons-1 Horizons-2 Horizons-3e Intelsat K Marisat-F2 SBS 6

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