Intelsat V F-5

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat V F-5 was launched on September 28, 1982 aboard a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1982-097ANORAD 13595INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 505
Common name: Intelsat V F-5
Payload designation: INTELSAT V F5 (MCS-A)
International designator: 1982-097A
NORAD catalog number: 13595
GCAT identifier: S13595

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: September 28, 1982 · 23:17 UTC
Launch record: 1982-097Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/D
Perigee: 35,627 km
Apogee: 35,661 km
Inclination: 1.52°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Aug 4, 1999
End of operations: Aug 4, 1999

Size

Mass: 998 kg
Dry mass: 775 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,972 kg
Length: 6.4 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 15.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771208 (CC0).