Intelsat V F-1

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat V F-1 was launched on May 23, 1981 aboard a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1981-050ANORAD 12474INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 501
Common name: Intelsat V F-1
Payload designation: INTELSAT V F1
International designator: 1981-050A
NORAD catalog number: 12474
GCAT identifier: S12474
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/054

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Int5
Owner: INTELSAT
Country: INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: Ford Aerospace, Palo Alto
Platform (bus): FS INTELSAT 5

Launch

Date: May 23, 1981 · 22:42 UTC
Launch record: 1981-050Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,778 km
Apogee: 35,796 km
Inclination: 0.50°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Feb 5, 1997
End of operations: Feb 5, 1997

Size

Mass: 945 kg
Dry mass: 775 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,870 kg
Length: 6.4 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 15.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771214 (CC0).