Intelsat V F-6

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 → Intelsat 506
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	1983-047A[1]
SATCAT no.	14077[2]
Mission duration	15 years


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 (1998-07-31)


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 altitude	35,946.6 kilometers (22,336.2 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude	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 K_u band

Intelsat V

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

"INTELSAT 5 F-6". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
"Intelsat 505". N2yo.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
"Intelsat-5". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
"INTELSAT 506". 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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