Engineering:Intelsat VA F-10
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 1985-025A [1] |
| SATCAT no. | 15629 |
| Mission duration | 9 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Intelsat-VA |
| Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
| Launch mass | 2013 kg |
| Dry mass | 1098 kg [2] |
| Power | 1800 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 March 1985, 23:55:00 UTC [3] |
| Rocket | Atlas G (AC-63) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , LC-36B |
| Contractor | General Dynamics |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | July 1999 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Epoch | 22 March 1985 |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 26 C-Band 6 Ku-band |
Intelsat V | |
Intelsat 510, previously named Intelsat VA F-10, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1985, it was the tenth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat-VA satellite bus. Intelsat VA F-10 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.
Launch
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 22 March 1985, at 23:55:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas-Centaur G vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida, United States . It had a launch mass of 2013 kg. The Intelsat 510 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-10 1985-025A". NASA. 14 May 2020. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1985-025A.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Intelsat-5A". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/intelsat-5a.htm.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
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