Engineering:Columbia 515
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Intelsat / Columbia Communications Corporation |
| COSPAR ID | 1989-006A[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 19772 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Intelsat-V bus |
| Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
| Launch mass | 1,981 kilograms (4,367 lb)[2] |
| BOL mass | 1,012 kilograms (2,231 lb)[2] |
| Power | 1280 W |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 27, 1989, 01:21 UTC[3] |
| Rocket | Ariane 2 V28 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Deactivated | November 2002 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 18° W |
| Eccentricity | 0.00409 |
| Perigee altitude | 35,359 kilometers (21,971 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,702 kilometers (22,184 mi) |
| Inclination | 1.3 degrees |
| Period | 1,422.9 minutes |
| Epoch | 27 January 1989 |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 29 C-band 6 Ku band |
Intelsat V | |
Columbia 515, previously named Intelsat VA F-15 or Intelsat 515, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat and which was later sold to Columbia Communications Corporation. Launched in 1989, it was the fifteenth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat-V satellite bus.
Columbia 515 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network. The satellite was deactivated on November, 2002.
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 27 January 1989, at 01:21 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.[4] The Columbia 515 was equipped with 6 Ku-band transponders more 29 C-band transponders for 15,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.
References
- ↑ "INTELSAT 5A F-15". National Space Science Data Center. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1989-006A. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Intelsat-5a". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/intelsat-5a.htm. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ "INTELSAT 515". TSE. http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online/sat_intelsat_515.html. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
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