Intelsat K

Geostationary Communication Satellite. Intelsat K was launched on June 10, 1992 aboard a Atlas IIA from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Nov 30, 1998).

COSPAR 1992-032ANORAD 21989INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT K
Common name: Intelsat K
International designator: 1992-032A
NORAD catalog number: 21989
GCAT identifier: S21989
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/260

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: IntK
Owner: INTELSAT
Country: INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: GE Astro Space, East Windsor
Platform (bus): AS5000

Launch

Date: June 10, 1992 · 00:00 UTC
Launch record: 1992-032Success
Rocket: Atlas IIA
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,775 km
Apogee: 35,796 km
Inclination: 0.17°
Status: Renamed
Status date: November 30, 1998
Last known active: Aug 28, 2002
End of operations: Aug 28, 2002

Size

Mass: 2,900 kg
Dry mass: 1,300 kg
Length: 2.9 m
Diameter: 2.30 m
Span: 21.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14559261 (CC0).