INTELSAT V F2

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 6, 1980, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 6, 1980 · 23:31 UTCLaunch 1980-098Launch no. 2,377 in the log

RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur

SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B

OutcomeSuccess

Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC): December 6, 1980, 23:31
Launch designation: 1980-098
Mission: INTELSAT V F2
Flight name: Intelsat 502
Vehicle flight ID: AC-54
Year: Launches in 1980

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee: 36,269 km
Payload mass to orbit: 1.9 t
Payloads: 1
GCAT launch code: OS

Payloads

Payload	Designation	Owner	Mission type	Mass	Fate
INTELSAT 502	1980-098ANORAD 12089	INTELSAT	Communications	945 kg	Renamed · Jul 18, 2001

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.