Intelsat V F-7

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat V F-7 was launched on October 19, 1983 aboard a Ariane 1 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1983-105ANORAD 14421INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 507
Common name: Intelsat V F-7
Payload designation: INTELSAT V F7 (MCS-C)
International designator: 1983-105A
NORAD catalog number: 14421
GCAT identifier: S14421

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: October 19, 1983 · 00:45 UTC
Launch record: 1983-105Success
Rocket: Ariane 1
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,672 km
Apogee: 35,902 km
Inclination: 0.24°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Jul 23, 1996
End of operations: Jul 23, 1996

Size

Mass: 946 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 Q14771204 (CC0).