Intelsat VA F-12

Intelsat 512, previously named Intelsat VA F-12, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in September 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 → Intelsat 512
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	1985-087A [1]
SATCAT no.	16101
Mission duration	9 years (planned)


Bus	Intelsat-VA
Manufacturer	Ford Aerospace
Launch mass	2013 kg
Dry mass	1096 kg


Start of mission
Launch date	29 September 1985, 23:36:00 UTC [2]
Rocket	Atlas-Centaur G (AC-65)
Launch site	CCAFS, LC-36B
Contractor	General Dynamics


End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	July 1998


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	31° E (original position) 87° E (last position)
Epoch	29 September 1985 [3]


Transponders
Band	26 C-band 6 Ku-band

Intelsat V

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 in July 1998.

Launch

The satellite was successfully launched into space on 29 September 1985, at 23:36:00 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 2013 kg.[4] 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

"Display: Intelsat 5A F-12 1985-087A". NASA. Retrieved 23 April 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
"Intelsat 512". N2yo.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
"INTELSAT 512". TSE. Retrieved 23 April 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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