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INTELSAT V F6

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on May 19, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 19, 1983 · 22:26 UTCLaunch 1983-047Launch no. 2,688 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 19, 1983, 22:26
Launch designation
1983-047
Mission
INTELSAT V F6
Flight name
Intelsat 506
Vehicle flight ID
AC-61

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,284 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
INTELSAT 5061983-047ANORAD 14077INTELSATCommunications1,004 kgRenamed · 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.