Intelsat V F-6

Communications satellite. Intelsat V F-6 was launched on May 19, 1983 aboard a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1983-047ANORAD 14077INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 506
Common name: Intelsat V F-6
Payload designation: INTELSAT V F6 (MCS-B)
International designator: 1983-047A
NORAD catalog number: 14077
GCAT identifier: S14077
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/096

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 19, 1983 · 22:26 UTC
Launch record: 1983-047Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/D
Perigee: 35,859 km
Apogee: 35,950 km
Inclination: 0.16°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Jul 6, 1998
End of operations: Jul 6, 1998

Size

Mass: 1,004 kg
Dry mass: 775 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,928 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 Q14771206 (CC0).