Intelsat V F-2

Communications Satellite. Intelsat V F-2 was launched on December 6, 1980 aboard a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1980-098ANORAD 12089INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 502
Common name: Intelsat V F-2
Payload designation: INTELSAT V F2
International designator: 1980-098A
NORAD catalog number: 12089
GCAT identifier: S12089
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/047

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: December 6, 1980 · 23:31 UTC
Launch record: 1980-098Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,764 km
Apogee: 35,809 km
Inclination: 0.69°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Apr 17, 1998
End of operations: Apr 17, 1998

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 Q14771213 (CC0).