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INTELSAT V F9

Atlas G Centaur launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on June 9, 1984, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

June 9, 1984 · 23:03 UTCLaunch 1984-057Launch no. 2,826 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36B
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 2 restart failure
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 9, 1984, 23:03
Launch designation
1984-057
Mission
INTELSAT V F9
Flight name
Intelsat 509
Vehicle flight ID
AC-62

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
1,258 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S2R

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
INTELSAT 5091984-057ANORAD 15034INTELSATCommunications1,092 kgDeorbited · Oct 24, 1984

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