Intelsat VA F-14
Intelsat 514, previously named Intelsat VA F-14, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1986, it was the fourteenth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat-V satellite bus.
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 1986-F05 |
| Mission duration | 9 years (planned) Launch failure |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Intelsat-V bus |
| Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
| Launch mass | 1,928.2 kilograms (4,251 lb)[1] |
| BOL mass | 1,012 kilograms (2,231 lb)[1] |
| Power | watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | May 31, 1986, 00:53:03 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Ariane 2 V18 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-1 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Epoch | Planned |
Intelsat V | |
Intelsat VA F-14 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network. The satellite was destroyed because of explosion of the Ariane 2 rocket, in the third stage.
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 31 May 1986, at 00:53:03 UTC, by means of an Ariane 2 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana. It had a launch mass of 2,013 kg.[3] The Intelsat IVA F-14 was equipped with 6 Ku-band transponders more 26 C-band transponders for 15,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.
References
- "Intelsat-5a". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- "INTELSAT 514". TSE. Retrieved April 23, 2017.